Minuscule 83 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 1218 (Soden),[1] is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment leaves. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 11th century.[2] It was adapted for liturgical use. It has marginalia.
The codex contains the complete text of the four Gospels, with a commentary, on 321 leaves (size). The text is written stichometrically in one column per page, 20-21 lines per page (size of text 13.6 by 9.5 cm),[2] [3] in beautiful letters.[4]
The text is divided according to the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (chapters), whose numbers are given at the margin, but there is no Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: τιτλοι.[3]
It contains prolegomena, lists of the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κεφαλαια (lists of contents) before every Gospel, lectionary markings at the margin (for liturgical use), Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: αναγνωσεις (lessons), synaxaria, Menologion, subscriptions at the end of each Gospel, and numbers of Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: [[Stichometry|στιχοι]].[3] [4]
The passage of John 7:53-8:11 is marked with an obelus (÷).[3]
The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Aland placed it in Category V.[5] Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Kr. According to the Claremont Profile Method it belongs to the textual family Kr in Luke 1, 10, and 20.[6]
Formerly the manuscript was held in Augsburg (as codices 84 and 85). It was examined by Bengel (as August 1), Scholz, and Burgon. C. R. Gregory saw it in 1887.[4]
It is currently housed in at the Bavarian State Library (Gr. 518), at Munich.[2]