Onti(es) / anti(es) Variants

Variant Spellings of ONTI(ES)

onhi

Alma 11:6

P: S2 onhi > S1 onti

1830-1981: onti

anti

Alma 11:13

P: S2 anti > S1 an onti

1830-1981: an onti

Alma 11:22

O, 1830-1981: onties

P: S2 anties > S1 onties

Alma 11:25

P: anties > onties

1830-1981: onties

Discussion: For the first three occurrences, Scribe 2 misspelled onti(es), and Cowdery corrected it in P. For the last occurrence, Scribe 2 again made the error but corrected it himself.

Summary: Skousen affirms onti(es) is the correct spelling, even if archaic.

Source: ATV 3:1807-8, 4:2094, 6:3579.