The Apparatus are found accessed from the Passage Lookup display on the Translation/Commentary menu. Select Commentaries All and scroll down to the bottom of the list.
NT Manuscript differences come from thousands of surviving Greek manuscripts in various forms and ancient translations as follows (more details here):
- p1, p2 etc. - Papyri (i.e. written on papyrus). 85 of which originate before 500 AD
- 01, 02 etc. - Uncials (i.e. written all upper case, on parchment). 74 originate before 500 AD
- 1, 2 etc. - Miniscules (i.e. written mostly in lower case). None originate before 500 AD
- L1, L2 etc. - Lectionaries (i.e. daily readings). 2 originate before 500 AD
- Q1, Q2 etc - Quotations mainly from church Fathers. 215 sources originate before 500 AD
- Lt - (i.e. Old Latin). Translations of Greek manuscripts. 15 originate before 500 AD
- Vg - (i.e. Jerome's Vulgate). Translation from Greek by Jerome about 400 AD
- Cp - (i.e. Coptic). Translation into a popular language of Egypt in 3rd or 4th century
- Sy - (i.e. Peshitta). Translation into Syriac in the 4th century
- Ar - (i.e. Armenian). Translation in the 5th century based on Syriac manuscripts
- Gg - (i.e. Georgian). Translation in the 5th century probably based on Armenian.
Note: The Apparatus are somewhat difficult to locate since you have to scroll all the way to the bottom of the commentary menu.
