Spelling of the Bethsaida inscription

Inscriptions, Epigraphy & Numismatics

Greetings,

This is a mosaic that was found in Bethsaida in 2022.

https://library.biblicalarchaeology.org/article/the-house-of-peter-capernaum-or-bethsaida/mosaic-basilica-inscription-from-el-araj/

The spelling on this mosaic for 'ἀπόστολος' looks strange to me: 'αποετολω' (see the youtube video ) and professor Jacob Ashkenazi is saying that 'κορ' means 'chief', but I can't find it in the LSJ or BDAG.

https://youtu.be/1Yr2-p1loZo?t=107

Can anyone shed some light?

Posted Dec 3, 2025, 1:53 AM UTC

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