Two methods of escape from the difficulty suggested themselves to the ancients:--( _a_) Since 'a trumpet of great sound' means nothing else but 'a loud trumpet,' and since this can be as well expressed by [Greek: salpingos megales], the scribes at a very remote period are found to have omitted the word [Greek: phones].

The Peshitto and Lewis (interpreting rather than translating) so deal with the text.
Accordingly, [Greek: phones] is not found in [Symbol: Aleph]L[Symbol: Delta] and five cursives.

Eusebius[382], Cyril Jerus.[383], Chrysostom[384], Theodoret[385], and even Cyprian[386] are also without the word.

(_b_) A less violent expedient was to interpolate [Greek: kai] before [Greek: phones].

This is accordingly the reading of the best Italic copies, of the Vulgate, and of D.So Hilary[387] and Jerome[388], Severianus[389], Asterius[390], ps.-Caesarius[391], Damascene[392] and at least eleven cursive copies, so read the place .-- There can be no doubt at all that the commonly received text is right.