Codex Cyprius
| New Testament manuscript | |
Gospel of Matthew | |
| Name | Cyprius |
|---|---|
| Sign | Ke |
| Text | Gospels |
| Date | 9th century |
| Script | Greek |
| Found | Cyprus 1673 |
| Now at | National Library of France |
| Size | 26 cm by 19 cm |
| Type | Byzantine text-type |
| Category | V |
Codex Cyprius, designated by Ke or 017 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament Manuscripts), ε71 (in the von Soden numbering of New Testament manuscripts), or Codex Colbertinus 5149, is a Greek uncial manuscript of the four Gospels, written on parchment. It is one of the few uncial manuscripts with the complete text of the four Gospels,: 136 and it is one of the more important late uncial manuscripts.: 337 It was brought from Cyprus (hence the name of the codex) to Paris.: 136
The text of the manuscript has been examined by many scholars. It is considered to mainly represent the Byzantine text-type (see Textual character below), but it has numerous peculiar readings. It has been variously dated from the 8th to the 11th centuries,: 100 but using the study of comparative writing styles (palaeography), it is currently dated to the 9th century.