- Uncial 083 at the Wieland Willker, "Textual Commentary"
- "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
| New Testament manuscript | |
| Text | Mark 13; 14; 15-16; John 1; 2-4; 14 |
|---|---|
| Date | 6th/7th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Now at | Russian National Library |
| Size | 28 by 26 cm |
| Type | Alexandrian text-type |
| Category | II |
Uncial 083 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), ε 31 (Soden), is a Greek uncial manuscript of the New Testament, dated paleographically to the 6th/7th century. The codex now is located at the Russian National Library (Gr. 10) in Saint Petersburg.[1]
The manuscript contains a small part of the Gospel of John 1:25-41; 2:9-4:14,34-49, on 6 parchment leaves (28 by 26 cm). The text is written in two columns per page, 25 lines per page,[1] in large uncial letters.[2] It has no accents, breathings, or punctuation. The text is divided according to the Ammonian Sections, with a references to the Eusebian Canons. The Old Testament quotations are marker on the margin by inverted comma (>>).[3]
Currently it is dated by the INTF to the 6th or 7th century.[1][4]
It came from the same codex as manuscript Uncial 0112. It contains Gospel of Mark 14:29-45; 15:27-16:8, and the shorter Markan ending on 4 leaves. It was found by J. Rendel Harris.[5] Harris published its text.[6] It is now located at the Saint Catherine's Monastery, Sinai Harris (12, 4 ff.).
From the same codex as manuscript Uncial 0235. It contains Gospel of Mark 13:12-14.16-19.21-24.26-28 on 1 leaf (fragments). The fragment is located now in the Russian National Library (O. 149) in Saint Petersburg.[1]
The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Alexandrian text-type, with some alien readings. Kurt Aland placed it to Category II.[1]
It contains Mark 15:28.[7]
In John 1:28 it has textual variant Βηθαβαρα together with the manuscripts C2 K, Ψ, 0113, f1, f13 and Byz. Other manuscripts have βηθανια.[8]
In John 3:12 it has textual variant πιστευετε (you believe) – instead of πιστευσετε (you will believe) – together with the manuscripts Papyrus 75 and Uncial 050.[9]