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I'm in need of a translator so I can translate the references Galatians 2:20 and Philippians 4:13. My problem is not the verse, I know how to do that and the book but Koine Greek did not have colons and I'm sure that many of you know how their numbering system works if not this link will teach you (rather interesting). But those of you who do I don't know how it would be wrote in original numaric text and not Arabic numeric text. Please help as I need these two in all Koine Greek and not koine mixed with numbers and symbols just all Koine.

http://www.foundalis.com/lan/grknum.htm#ancient
This has both modern day and biblical which they just call ancient.

Since there were no chapter/verse divisions in ancient times, there would be no authentic way to do what you're wanting to do.

2 would be β' • 20 would be κ' • 4 would be δ' • and 13 would be ιγ' and I'd have no idea what you'd use to separate the chapter and verse numbers.

Why not use Arabic numerals?

Because I'm going to be making additions onto my tattoo which is a very nice cracked stone to make it look biblical but I can't mix modern with biblical if I knew how to insert a picture I would show you but thank you for this

Frederick J. Long indicates in Kairos: Answer Key and Guide, which supplements Kairos: A Beginning Greek Grammar, that translators sometimes us the colon (:) in place of the Greek raised dot (which appears to stand above the line, about midway between where the upper and lower points in a colon would be). While I don't know if the Greek raised dot is ever actually used for the purpose of separating chapter and verse numbers, it seems to me that you might adapt it for that purpose.

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