Colon (punctuation)
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The colon,:, is a punctuation mark consisting of two equally sized dots aligned vertically. A colon often precedes an explanation, a list, or a quoted sentence. It is also used between hours and minut
15th century Bible text in Ge'ez script showing colons between the words
The original Jewish and Christian Bibles did not have chapter and verse divisions—such divisions forming part of the paratext of the Bible. Since the early 13th century, most copies and editions of th
Colon (punctuation)
…a list, or a quoted sentence. It is also used between hours and minutes in time, between certain elements in medical journal citations, between chapter and verse in Bible citations, between two numbers in a ratio, and, in the US, for salutations in business letters and other formal letters. In Ancient Greek, in…
The Gospel according to John – a text showing chapter and verse divisions (King James Version)
"...they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks: Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more."—Isaiah 2:4 (KJV), inscribed in a wall across the street from the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City
Isaiah chapter 40, verse 8 in Hebrew, Greek, Latin, and German, with the verse analysed word-by-word. In English, this verse is translated "The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever." (from Elias Hutter, 1602)
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