Minuscule 172 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 404 (Soden),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th or the 14th century.[2] Formerly it was labelled by 178a, 242p, and 87r.[3] It has marginalia.
The codex contains the text of the Acts of the Apostles, Pauline epistles, Book of Revelations on 234 parchment leaves (size) with numerous lacunae.[2] The text is written in one column per page, in 24-30 lines per page.[2] The leaves are arranged in quarto.[4]
The Pauline epistles are written in smaller letters than the rest.[3]
The text is divided according to the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin.[4]
It contains prolegomena, tables of the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (tables of contents) to Pauline epistles, lectionary markings at the margin (for liturgical use), incipits, Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: αναγνωσεις (lessons), subscriptions at the end of each book, and numbers of Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: [[Stichometry|στιχοι]].[4]
Kurt Aland the Greek text of the codex did not place in any Category.[5]
It was examined by Birch (about 1782), Scholz, and Scrivener.[4] Scrivener in 1856 fully collated Apocalypse.[3] C. R. Gregory saw it in 1883.[4] Formerly it was labelled by 178a, 242p, and 87r. In 1908 Gregory gave for it number 172.[1]
It is currently housed at the Berlin State Library (Phill. 1461), at Berlin.[2]