Minuscule 337 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 205 ( Soden), is a

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of the

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, on parchment. Paleographically it has been assigned to the 12th century. Formerly it was labelled by 51^a, 133^p, and 52^r. It has

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Description

The codex contains the text of the

(except Gospels) on 375 parchment leaves () with lacunae (Acts 5:5-26; 7:56-8:8; 9:37-10:4; Rev. 10:4-11:1; 22:17-21). The text is written in one column per page, in 23 lines per page. The text is divided according to the (''chapters''), whose numbers are given at the margin. It contains Prolegomena to the

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and

Pauline epistles The Pauline epistles, also known as Epistles of Paul or Letters of Paul, are the thirteen books of the New Testament attributed to Paul the Apostle, although the authorship of some is in dispute. Among these epistles are some of the earliest extan ...

, lectionary markings at the margin (for liturgical use), and subscriptions in the Pauline epistles (at the end of each epistle). At the end of the

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it has subscription: εγραφη η προς Ρωμαιους επιστολη δια Τερτιου επεμφτη δε δια Φοιβης απο Κορινθιων.

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the

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. Aland placed it in Category V.

History

The manuscript once belonged to Mazarin. It was and described examined by Scholz and

Paulin Martin Jean-Pierre-Paulin MartinSometimes referred to as Jean P.P. Martin. (20 July 1840 at Lacam-d'Ourcet, Lot – 14 January 1890 at Amélie-les-Bains, Pyrénées-Orientales), often referred to as Abbé Paulin Martin, or simply Abbé Martin or Pau ...

. Jean-Pierre-Paul Martin, ''Description technique des manuscrits grecs relatifs au Nouveau Testament, conservés dans les bibliothèques de Paris'' (Paris 1883), p. 111. C. R. Gregory saw the manuscript in 1885. Scholz collated it entirely. The manuscript was added to the list of the New Testament manuscripts by Scholz (1794-1852). Formerly it was labelled by 51^a, 133^p, and 52^r. Gregory in 1908 gave the number 337 to it. The manuscript is currently housed at the

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(Gr. 56) in

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