Minuscule 8

Minuscule 8 ( in the Gregory- Aland numbering ), ε 164 ( von Soden ), is a Greek Minuskelhandschrift of the New Testament on 199 parchment leaves ( 28.7 x 21.8 cm). Using palaeography was dated the manuscript to the 11th century. It was written with two columns per page, each with 22 lines.

Description

The Code contains the complete text of the four Gospels. The Eusebische canon is included.

The Greek text represents the Byzantine text-type.

The code was used by Robert Estienne in his Editio Regia ( 1550). He described him as ζ '. As a result, his reading was part of the Textus Receptus.

The code is located in the Bibliothèque nationale de France ( Gr. 49) in Paris.