Minuscule 486
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Minuscule 486 ε 510 (in the Soden numbering), is a Greek
minuscule manuscript
of the New Testament
, on paper. Palaeographically
it has been assigned to the 15th century.
Scrivener labeled it by number 517.
The manuscript had complex contents.
on 51 paper leaves (size ). The text is written in one column per page, 21 lines per page. It contains prolegomena, numbers of the (chapters) at the margin, and a few rubrical directions, but no other liturgical apparatus.
It is neatly but carelessly written on oriental paper.
This copy abounds with omissions in consequence of clauses having the same beginning or end, and many words are written in error twice over; most of which instances of gross carelessness are corrected by a later hand. There is no "ι subscriptum
", "ι ascriptum
" occurs twice at John 3:36 and is erased even there. Scrivener found only one example of ν εφελκυστικον in John 6:61 (erased). The breathings and accents are pretty correct. Errors of itacism are not very frequent (about two or three in chapter).
It has few peculiarities of spelling, e.g. ταυθα (2:6), βαραβας (18:40), ηλθα (8:14), τεθηκαν (19:42), and καιαφα (18:24).
did not place it in any Category
.
The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener
, who thoroughly it examined and collated. Scrivener published its text in 1852.
It is currently housed at the Lambeth Palace
(1350) in London
.
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
minuscule manuscript
Manuscript
A manuscript or handwrite is written information that has been manually created by someone or some people, such as a hand-written letter, as opposed to being printed or reproduced some other way...
of the New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
, on paper. Palaeographically
Palaeography
Palaeography, also spelt paleography is the study of ancient writing. Included in the discipline is the practice of deciphering, reading, and dating historical manuscripts, and the cultural context of writing, including the methods with which writing and books were produced, and the history of...
it has been assigned to the 15th century.
Scrivener labeled it by number 517.
The manuscript had complex contents.
Description
The codex contains the text of the Gospel of JohnGospel of John
The Gospel According to John , commonly referred to as the Gospel of John or simply John, and often referred to in New Testament scholarship as the Fourth Gospel, is an account of the public ministry of Jesus...
on 51 paper leaves (size ). The text is written in one column per page, 21 lines per page. It contains prolegomena, numbers of the (chapters) at the margin, and a few rubrical directions, but no other liturgical apparatus.
It is neatly but carelessly written on oriental paper.
This copy abounds with omissions in consequence of clauses having the same beginning or end, and many words are written in error twice over; most of which instances of gross carelessness are corrected by a later hand. There is no "ι subscriptum
Iota subscript
Iota subscript in Greek polytonic orthography is a way of writing the letter iota as a small vertical stroke beneath a vowel. It was used in the so-called "long diphthongs" in Ancient Greek, that is, diphthongs the first part of which is a long vowel: and...
", "ι ascriptum
Iota adscript
In Greek polytonic orthography, the iota adscript is a iota written after a long vowel in a long diphthong, as opposed to below the vowel as a small vertical stroke ....
" occurs twice at John 3:36 and is erased even there. Scrivener found only one example of ν εφελκυστικον in John 6:61 (erased). The breathings and accents are pretty correct. Errors of itacism are not very frequent (about two or three in chapter).
It has few peculiarities of spelling, e.g. ταυθα (2:6), βαραβας (18:40), ηλθα (8:14), τεθηκαν (19:42), and καιαφα (18:24).
Text
The Greek text of the codex is a mixture of text-types. AlandKurt Aland
Kurt Aland was a German Theologian and Professor of New Testament Research and Church History. He founded the Institut für neutestamentliche Textforschung in Münster and served as its first director for many years...
did not place it in any Category
Categories of New Testament manuscripts
New Testament manuscripts in Greek are categorized into five groups, according to a scheme introduced in 1981 by Kurt and Barbara Aland in Der Text des Neuen Testaments. The categories are based on how each manuscript relates to the various text-types. Generally speaking, earlier Alexandrian...
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History
The manuscript has carelessly written inscription "T. Wagstaffe ex dono D. Barthol. Cassano e sacerdotibus ecclesiae Graecae, Oct. 20, 1732".The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Scrivener
Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener
The Reverend Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener, LL.D. was an important text critic of the New Testament and a member of the English New Testament Revision Committee which produced the Revised Version of the Bible...
, who thoroughly it examined and collated. Scrivener published its text in 1852.
It is currently housed at the Lambeth Palace
Lambeth Palace
Lambeth Palace is the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury in England. It is located in Lambeth, on the south bank of the River Thames a short distance upstream of the Palace of Westminster on the opposite shore. It was acquired by the archbishopric around 1200...
(1350) in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
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See also
- List of New Testament minuscules
- Biblical manuscriptBiblical manuscriptA biblical manuscript is any handwritten copy of a portion of the text of the Bible. The word Bible comes from the Greek biblia ; manuscript comes from Latin manu and scriptum...
- Textual criticismTextual criticismTextual criticism is a branch of literary criticism that is concerned with the identification and removal of transcription errors in the texts of manuscripts...