Minuscule 1078

Minuscule 1078, A¹⁵⁹, is a 10th-century Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament on parchment. It was adapted for liturgical use. The manuscript is not lacunose.

Description

The codex contains the text of the four Gospels, on 282 parchment leaves. The text is written in one column per page, 23-25 lines per page.
It contains a commentary and lectionary markings at the margin.

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family A^b. Kurt Aland placed it in Category V.
According to the Claremont Profile Method it represents the textual family K^x in Luke 1, Luke 10, and Luke 20.
It lacks text of Matthew 16:2b–3. The Pericope Adulterae is placed at the end of the Gospel of John. The pericope has an additional scholion at the margin: ευρηται και ετερα εν αν αρχαιος αντιγραφοις απερ συνειδομεν γραψαι προς τω τελει του αυτου ευαγγελιστου α εστιν ταδε. The same scholion has codex 1076.

Caspar René Gregory dated the manuscript to the 10th century. Currently the manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 10th century.
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by C. R. Gregory. Gregory saw it in 1886.
Currently the manuscript is housed at the Great Lavra, in Athos.