Risks and Rewards of Using the TLG for Editing Greek Texts

Abstract This contribution considers the limitations of, and the possibilities afforded by, the searching programmes of the Thesaurus Linguae Graecae for editing Greek texts and, particularly, for the establishment of the apparatus fontium . Particular attention is given to the N-grams tool. In addition to some general impressions, the tenth-century historical compilation known as the Theophanes Continuatus , preserved in the manuscript Vat. gr . 167, provides examples for discussion. Specific passages are commented upon to make the argument clear.