Minuscule 789 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε396 (von Soden),[1] [2] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament written on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 14th century. The manuscript has no complex contents.[3] [4]
The codex contains the text of the four Gospels, on 250 parchment leaves (size), with some lacunae.[3] The texts of Matthew 1:1-5:40; John 19:12-21:25 were supplied by a later hand in the 16th century.
The text is written in one column per page, 20 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 is no their Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: τιτλοι (titles) at the top of the pages.
It contains tables of the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (tables of contents) before each Gospel with a Harmony, lectionary markings at the margin, incipits, Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: αναγνωσεις (lessons), (Synaxarion, Menologion from 16th century), subscriptions at the end of each Gospel, with numbers of Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: στιχοι.[5]
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.[6]
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represent the textual family Kr in Luke 1 and Luke 20. In Luke 20 no profile was made.[7]
The text of the Pericope Adulterae is athetized by scribe in margin with horizontal dashes (folio 218b–219a).[8]
According to Gregory the manuscript was written in the 14th century.[5] The manuscript is currently dated by the INTF to the 14th century.[4]
Formerly it was housed in the monastery μεγαλων πυλων 27.[5] The manuscript was noticed in catalogue from 1876.[9]
It was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Gregory (789). Gregory saw the manuscript in 1886.[5]
The manuscript is now housed at the National Library of Greece (134) in Athens.[3] [4]