Abbreviations

ch-fig

General
BCE before the Common Era
CE Common Era
chap(s). chapter(s)
Eng. English Bible verse numbering
esp. especially
lit. literally
NT New Testament
OT Old Testament
trans. translated by, translation (in)
v(v). verse(s)
× when preceded by a numeral, designates how often an item occurs
Bible Texts and Versions
ASV American Standard Version
ESV English Standard Version
KJV King James Version
LXX Septuagint, Greek Old Testament
NEB New English Bible
NET New English Translation
NIV New International Version
NRSV New Revised Standard Version
RSV Revised Standard Version
Papyri and Inscriptions
CIL Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum. Berlin: G. Reimer, 1862–.
IG Inscriptiones Graecae: Editio minor. Berlin: de Gruyter, 1924–.
OGIS Orientis Graeci Inscriptionum Selectae. Edited by Wilhelm Dittenberger. 2 vols. Leipzig: Hirzel, 1903–5.
Pap. Heid. Veröffentlichungen aus der Heidelberger Papyrussammlung.
P.Enteux Ἐντεύξεις: Requȇtes et plaintes adressées au Roi d’Egypte au IIIe siècle avant J. C. Edited by O. Guéraud. Cairo, 1931–32.
P.Oxy. The Oxyrynchus Papyri. Edited by B. P. Grenfell, A. S. Hunt, et al. 75 vols. London: Egypt Exploration Society, 1898–2010.
SIG Sylloge Inscriptionum Graecarum. Edited by Wilhelm Dittenberger. 3rd ed. 4 vols. Leipzig: Hirzel, 1915–24.
Ancient Corpora
OLD TESTAMENT
Gen. Genesis
Exod. Exodus
Lev. Leviticus
Num. Numbers
Deut. Deuteronomy
Josh. Joshua
Judg. Judges
Ruth Ruth
1–2 Sam. 1–2 Samuel
1–2 Kings 1–2 Kings
1–2 Chron. 1–2 Chronicles
Ezra Ezra
Neh. Nehemiah
Esther Esther
Job Job
Ps(s). Psalm(s)
Prov. Proverbs
Eccles. Ecclesiastes
Song Song of Songs
Isa. Isaiah
Jer. Jeremiah
Lam. Lamentations
Ezek. Ezekiel
Dan. Daniel
Hosea Hosea
Joel Joel
Amos Amos
Obad. Obadiah
Jon. Jonah
Mic. Micah
Nah. Nahum
Hab. Habakkuk
Zeph. Zephaniah
Hag. Haggai
Zech. Zechariah
Mal. Malachi
DEUTEROCANONICAL BOOKS
Jdt. Judith
1–4 Macc. 1–4 Maccabees
Sir. Sirach/Ecclesiasticus
Tob. Tobit
Wis. Wisdom of Solomon
NEW TESTAMENT
Matt. Matthew
Mark Mark
Luke Luke
John John
Acts Acts
Rom. Romans
1–2 Cor. 1–2 Corinthians
Gal. Galatians
Eph. Ephesians
Phil. Philippians
Col. Colossians
1–2 Thess. 1–2 Thessalonians
1–2 Tim. 1–2 Timothy
Titus Titus
Philem. Philemon
Heb. Hebrews
James James
1–2 Pet. 1–2 Peter
1–3 John 1–3 John
Jude Jude
Rev. Revelation
OLD TESTAMENT PSEUDEPIGRAPHA
1 En. 1 Enoch
Jos. Asen. Joseph and Aseneth
DEAD SEA SCROLLS
1QM War Scroll
RABBINIC WORKS
m. ʾAbot Mishnah ʾAbot
APOSTOLIC FATHERS
1 Clem. 1 Clement
Did. Didache
Ign. Eph. Ignatius, To the Ephesians
Ign. Pol. Ignatius, To Polycarp
Ign. Rom. Ignatius, To the Romans
Ign. Smyrn. Ignatius, To the Smyrnaeans
Pol. Phil. Polycarp, To the Philippians
Ancient Authors
AESCHYLUS
Ag. Agamemnon
Pers. Persae
ANONYMOUS
Auct. Her. Auctor/Rhetorica ad Herennium
ARISTOTLE
Eth. nic. Ethica nicomachea
Pol. Politica
Rhet. Rhetorica
CICERO
Amic. De Amicitia
De or. De oratore
Deiot. Pro rege Deiotare
Flac. Pro Flacco
Inv. De inventione rhetorica
Lig. Pro Ligario
Marcell. Pro Marcello
Off. De officiis
Rab. Perd. Pro C. Rabirio Perduellionis Reo
Tusc. Tusculanae disputationes
DIO CHRYSOSTOM
Or. Orationes
DIOGENES LAERTIUS
Vit. Vitae philosophorum
EPICTETUS
Diatr. Diatribai (Dissertationes)
EURIPIDES
Alc. Alcestis
Bacch. Bacchae
HOMER
Od. Odyssey
HORACE
Carm. Carmina
ISOCRATES
Archid. Archidamus
JOHN CHRYSOSTOM
Hom. Phil. Homilies on Philippians
JOSEPHUS
Ant. Jewish Antiquities
J.W. Jewish War
Life The Life
OVID
Met. Metamorphoses
PHILO
Agr. De agricultura
Conf. De confusion linguarum
Decal. De decalogo
Flacc. In Flaccum
Fug. De fuga et inventione
Jos. De Iosepho
Legat. Legatio ad Gaium
Mut. Nom. De mutatione nominum
Opif. De opificio mundi
Praem. De praemiis et poenis
Prob. Quod omnis probus liber sit
Spec. Leg. De specialibus legibus
Virt. De virtutibus
PLATO
Apol. Apologia
Leg. Leges
Phaed. Phaedo
Resp. Respublica
PLUTARCH
Amat. Amatorius
Amic. mult. De amicorum multitudine
Caes. Caesar
Is. Os. Isis and Osiris
POLYBIUS
Hist. Historia
QUINTILIAN
Inst. or. Institutio oratoria
SENECA
Ben. De beneficiis
Ep. Epistulae morales
TERTULLIAN
Apol. Apologeticus
XENOPHON
Apol. Apologia
Reference Works
BDAG W. Bauer, F. W. Danker, W. F. Arndt, and F. W. Gingrich. A Greek-English Lexicon of New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. 3rd ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000.
BDF F. Blass, A. Debrunner, and R. W. Funk. A Greek Grammar of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1961.
EDNT Horst Balz and Gerhard Schneider, eds. Exegetical Dictionary of the New Testament. 3 vols. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1990–93.
IDBSup Keith Crim, ed. Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible: Supplementary Volume. Nashville: Abingdon, 1976.
LCL Loeb Classical Library
LSJ H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, and R. McKenzie. A Greek-English Lexicon. 9th ed. with rev. supplement. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996.
MM James Hope Moulton and George Milligan. The Vocabulary of the Greek Testament Illustrated by the Papyri and Other Non-literary Sources. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1949.
TDNT Gerhard Kittel and Gerhard Friedrich, eds. Theological Dictionary of the New Testament. Translated by Geoffrey W. Bromiley. 10 vols. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1964–76.
TLNT Ceslas Spicq. Theological Lexicon of the New Testament. Translated and edited by James D. Ernest. 3 vols. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1994.