Minuscule 617 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), O 13 (von Soden),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century.[2] The manuscript is lacunose. Tischendorf labeled it by 140a, 215p, and 74r.[3]
The codex contains the text of the New Testament except Gospels on 164 parchment leaves (size), with two large lacunae (Acts 1:8-19:12; Galatians 2:21-1 Timothy 4:10). The lacking texts were supplemented by two hands on paper in the 13th century. The text is written in two columns per page, 31 lines per page.[2]
It contains Prolegomena, Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: στιχοι, some notes to the Acts, and numerous notes to the Pauline and Catholic epistles.[4] [3] It has Euthalian Apparatus, but incomplete.[4] The text of Epistles is surrounded by a catena, the Apocalypse has a commentary.[3]
It contains treatise of Pseudo-Dorotheus on the Seventy disciples and twelve apostles (as codices 82, 93, 177, 459, 614, 699).[4]
The order of books: Acts of the Apostles, Pauline epistles, Catholic epistles, and Book of Revelation. Hebrews is placed after Epistle to Philemon.[4]
Kurt Aland did not place the Greek text of the codex in any Category.[5]
The manuscript belonged to the metropolitan of Ephesus Neophytus in 1481. It was bought for the library in "Gallicio" in 1624.[4]
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Johann Martin Augustin Scholz. Gregory saw the manuscript in 1886.[4] The text of the Apocalypse was collated by Herman C. Hoskier.[6]
Formerly it was labeled by 140a, 215p, and 74r. In 1908 Gregory gave the number 617 to it.[1]
The manuscript currently is housed at the Biblioteca Marciana (Gr. Z. 546 (786)), at Venice.[2]