Minuscule 158 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 108 (Soden),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century.[2] It has marginalia.
The codex contains the text of the four Gospels on 236 parchment leaves (size),[2] with one small lacuna. The text is written in one column per page, in 20 lines per page,[2] in very small letters.[3] Size of the text has only 5.8 cm by 4.2 cm. The Gospel of John is ending on 21:11.[4]
The text is divided according to the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: τιτλοι (titles) at the top of the pages. There is also another division according to the smaller Ammonian Sections (in Mark 234 – 16:9), with references to the Eusebian Canons (written below Ammonina Section numbers).[4]
It contains the Epistula ad Carpianum, Eusebian Canon tables, tables of the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (tables of contents) before each Gospel, lectionary markings (partial) for liturgical reading, pictures, and readings in the margin made by prima manu.[5]
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Kx.[6] Kurt Aland did not place it in any Category.[7] According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents textual family Kx in Luke 1 and Luke 10. In Luke 20 it represents family Πa.[6]
It lacks the text of Luke 22:43-44.
It has some readings at the margin.[5]
The manuscript was given to the Library by Pope Pius II (1458-1464).[5] It was examined and described by Birch (about 1782), Scholz, Duchesne,[8] and Henry Stevenson. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1886.[4]
It is currently housed at the Vatican Library (Reg. gr. Pii II 55), at Rome.[2]