Minuscule 630 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), α 461 ( von Soden), is a

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of the

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, on paper. It is known as ''Codex Ottobonianus''. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 12th or 13th century. The manuscript is lacunose.K. Aland, M. Welte, B. Köster, K. Junack, "Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments", ''

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'', Berlin, New York 1994, p. 84. Formerly it was labeled by 163^a and 201^p.

Description

The codex contains the text of the

Acts of the Apostles The Acts of the Apostles (, ''Práxeis Apostólōn''; ) is the fifth book of the New Testament; it tells of the founding of the Christian Church and the spread of The gospel, its message to the Roman Empire. Acts and the Gospel of Luke make u ...

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, and

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, on 215 paper leaves (size ), with lacunae (Acts 4:19-5:1). The text is written in one column per page, 26 lines per page. It contains Prolegomena, tables of the (''tables of contents'') before each book, and subscriptions at the end of each book. The order of books:

, and

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is placed after

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Text

The Greek text of the codex is a mixture of the text-types.

Kurt Aland Kurt Aland (28 March 1915 – 13 April 1994) was a German theologian and Biblical studies, biblical scholar who specialized in New Testament textual criticism. He founded the ''Institute for New Testament Textual Research, Institut für neutest ...

placed it in Category III. Aland gave for it the following textual profile: Acts 45¹ 24^1/2 18² 10^S; Cath 47¹ 7^1/2 35² 14^S; Paul 171¹ 44^1/2 28² 10^S. ; Textual variants In Acts 16:10 it reads θεος along with P⁷⁴, Sinaiticus, Alexandrinus, Vaticanus, Ephraemi, E, 044, 33, 81,

181 Year 181 ( CLXXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Burrus (or, less frequently, year 934 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 181 for this ye ...

, 326, 945, 1739, ar, e, l, vg, cop^bo, geo; other reading κυριος, is supported by D, P, 049,

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, 0142, 88,

104 104 may refer to: *104 (number), a natural number *AD 104, a year in the 2nd century AD *104 BC, a year in the 2nd century BC * 104 (MBTA bus), Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority bus route *Hundred and Four (or Council of 104), a Carthaginia ...

330 __NOTOC__ Year 330 ( CCCXXX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gallicanus and Tullianus (or, less frequently, year 1083 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denominat ...

436 __NOTOC__ Year 436 ( CDXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Isodorus and Senator (or, less frequently, year 1189 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denominatio ...

451 __NOTOC__ Year 451 ( CDLI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Marcianus and Adelfius (or, less frequently, year 1204 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 4 ...

614 __NOTOC__ Year 614 ( DCXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 614 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe ...

629 __NOTOC__ Year 629 ( DCXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 629 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe ...

, 1241, 1505, 1877, 2127, 2412, 2492, 2495, Byz, c, d, gig, syr^p,h, cop^sa. In Romans 8:1 it reads Ιησου κατα σαρκα περιπατουσιν αλλα κατα πνευμα, for Ιησου. The reading of the manuscript is supported by א^c, D^c, K, P, 33, 88,

, 326,

, (

omit μη),

456 __NOTOC__ Year 456 ( CDLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Avitus without colleague (or, less frequently, year 1209 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination ...

1241 Year 1241 ( MCCXLI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. Events * March 18 – Battle of Chmielnik ( Mongol invasion of Poland): The Mongols overwhelm the feudal Polish armies of Sandomierz and Kraków provinces ...

, 1877, 1962,

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a n ...

, 2492, 2495, Byz, Lect. In 1 Corinthians 7:5 it reads τη προσευχη (''prayer'') along with 𝔓¹¹, 𝔓⁴⁶, א*, A, B, C, D, F, G, P, Ψ, 6, 33, 81, 104, 181, 629,

1739 Events January–March * January 1 – Bouvet Island is discovered by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier, in the South Atlantic Ocean. * January 3 – A 7.6 earthquake shakes the Ningxia Hui Autonomou ...

, 1877, 1881, 1962, it, vg, cop, arm, eth. Other manuscripts read τη νηστεια και τη προσευχη (''fasting and prayer'') or τη προσευχη και νηστεια (''prayer and fasting''). In 1 Corinthians 15:47 it has singular reading δευτερος ο κυριος for δευτερος ανθρωπος (א*, B, C, D, F, G, 0243, 33, 1739, it, vg, cop^bo eth) or δευτερος ανθρωπος ο κυριος (א^c, A, D^c, K, P, Ψ, 81, 104, 181, 326, 330, 436, 451, 614, 629, 1241, 1739^mg, 1877, 1881, 1984, 1985, 2127, 2492, 2495, Byz, Lect). In 2 Corinthians 2:10 it reads τηλικουτων θανατων, along with p⁴⁶, 1739^c, it^d,e, syr^p,h, goth; other manuscripts read τηλικουτου θανατου or τηλικουτου κινδυνου. In 2 Corinthians 11:14 it has reading ου θαυμα as codices Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, Bezae, Augiensis, Boernerianus, Porphyrianus, 098, Uncial 0243,

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, 33, 81, 326,

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, 1175,

, 1881, 2464; the majority has reading ου θαυμαστον (D², Ψ, 0121a, Byz). In

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3:16 it has textual variant (''God manifested'') (Sinaiticus^e, A², C², D^c, K, L, P, Ψ, 81,

, 326,

, 1241,

, 1877, 1881, 1962, 1984, 1985, 2492, 2495, Byz, Lect), against ὃς ἐφανερώθη (''he was manifested'') supported by Sinaiticus,

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, Ephraemi, Boernerianus, 33,

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, 2127, ℓ ''599''. In Hebrews 8:11 it reads πλησιον for πολιτην — P, 81,

, and 1985.

History

F. H. A. Scrivener and

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dated the manuscript to the 14th century. Actually it is dated by the

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to the 12th or 13th century. The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by

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, who slightly examined a major part of the manuscript. It was examined and described by

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saw the manuscript in 1886. Formerly it was labeled by 163^a and 201^p. In 1908 Gregory gave the number 630 to it. It was examined and described by Ernesto Feron and Fabiano Battaglini. The manuscript is cited by critical editions of the

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: NA26, NA27, and UBS3. The manuscript currently is housed at the

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(Ottob. gr. 325), at

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