Minuscule 757 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), δ304 (von Soden),[1] [2] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament written on paper. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century. The manuscript has no complex contents.[3] [4] Scrivener labelled it as 846e, 209a, 399p, and 146r.[5]
The codex contains the text of the New Testament, on 414 paper leaves (size),[3] with some lacunae. The texts of Matthew 1:1-2:11; 27:60-28:14; John 4:31-21:25 were supplied in the 16th century. The text of Matthew 15:20-23:27 is very defective. It has not Ephesians 4:28-6:24.
The text is written in one column per page, 24-28 lines per page.[3]
The text is divided according to the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, but there are no their Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: τιτλοι (titles) at the top of the pages. It contains Prolegomena, tables of the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (with a harmony), lectionary markings, incipits, Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: αναγνωσεις (lessons), Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: στιχοι, pictures, and Euthalian Apparatus. Synaxarion and Menologion were added in the 16th century.[6]
The order of books: Gospels, Acts, Catholic epistles, Pauline epistles (Hebrews follows Philemon), Apocalypse.[6]
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Kr. Aland placed it in Category V.[7]
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents textual family Kr in Luke 1 and Luke 20. In Luke 10 no profile was made. It creates textual pair with 1075.[8]
The text of the Pericope Adulterae is marked by an obelus.[6]
Scrivener dated the manuscript to the 15th century;[5] Gregory dated the manuscript to the 13th or 14th century.[6] The manuscript is currently dated by the INTF to the 13th century.[4]
In 1843 it was brought from the monastery in Locris.[6]
It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener (846)[5] and Gregory (757). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1886.[6] The text of the Apocalypse was collated by Herman C. Hoskier.[9]
The manuscript is now housed at the National Library of Greece (150) in Athens.[3] [4]