Codex Bezae
E65167
5th-century manuscript
Greek-Latin diglot
New Testament manuscript
biblical manuscript
uncial manuscript
Codex Bezae is a 5th-century Greek-Latin bilingual manuscript of the New Testament, notable for its distinctive textual variants and importance in biblical textual criticism.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Codex Bezae canonical | 6 |
| Codex Bezae Cantabrigiensis | 2 |
| Bezae Codex | 1 |
| Caesarean family of Gospel manuscripts | 1 |
| Codex Bezae (D 05) | 1 |
| Codex Bezae to the University of Cambridge | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T522770 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Codex Bezae Context triple: [Theodore Beza, owned, Codex Bezae]
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A.
Codex Alexandrinus
Codex Alexandrinus is a 5th-century Greek manuscript of the Bible, notable as one of the oldest and most complete surviving copies of both the Old and New Testaments.
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B.
Codex Sinaiticus
Codex Sinaiticus is one of the oldest and most complete surviving manuscripts of the Christian Bible, written in Greek on parchment in the 4th century.
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C.
Codex Vaticanus
Codex Vaticanus is a 4th-century Greek biblical manuscript held in the Vatican Library and regarded as one of the oldest and most important witnesses to the text of the Bible.
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D.
Peshitta
The Peshitta is the standard Syriac version of the Bible, historically central to Syriac Christianity’s scripture and liturgy.
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E.
Textus Receptus
Textus Receptus is a traditional printed Greek New Testament text compiled in the 16th century that became the primary basis for many early Protestant Bible translations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Codex Bezae Target entity description: Codex Bezae is a 5th-century Greek-Latin bilingual manuscript of the New Testament, notable for its distinctive textual variants and importance in biblical textual criticism.
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A.
Codex Alexandrinus
Codex Alexandrinus is a 5th-century Greek manuscript of the Bible, notable as one of the oldest and most complete surviving copies of both the Old and New Testaments.
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B.
Codex Sinaiticus
Codex Sinaiticus is one of the oldest and most complete surviving manuscripts of the Christian Bible, written in Greek on parchment in the 4th century.
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C.
Codex Vaticanus
Codex Vaticanus is a 4th-century Greek biblical manuscript held in the Vatican Library and regarded as one of the oldest and most important witnesses to the text of the Bible.
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D.
Peshitta
The Peshitta is the standard Syriac version of the Bible, historically central to Syriac Christianity’s scripture and liturgy.
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E.
Textus Receptus
Textus Receptus is a traditional printed Greek New Testament text compiled in the 16th century that became the primary basis for many early Protestant Bible translations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
5th-century manuscript
ⓘ
Greek-Latin diglot ⓘ New Testament manuscript ⓘ biblical manuscript ⓘ uncial manuscript ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution |
University of Cambridge
ⓘ
linked to:
Cambridge University
|
| associatedWithScholar | Theodore Beza ⓘ |
| cityHeld |
Cambridge
ⓘ
linked to:
Cambridge, England
|
| containsCanonicalSection |
Acts
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four Gospels ⓘ |
| containsText |
Acts of the Apostles
ⓘ
Gospel of John ⓘ Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ |
| countryHeld | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfOrigin | 5th century ⓘ |
| donatedTo |
University of Cambridge
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linked to:
Cambridge University
|
| donationYear | 1581 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Codex Bezae Cantabrigiensis
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linked to:
Codex Bezae
|
| hasApproximateLeaves | 406 leaves (originally) ⓘ |
| hasColumnLayout | single column per page ⓘ |
| hasCondition | lacunae in several parts ⓘ |
| hasDecoration | simple ornamental features rather than elaborate illumination ⓘ |
| hasGregoryAlandNumber | 05 ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Greek
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Latin ⓘ |
| hasSiglum | D ⓘ |
| hasSignificance | primary witness to Western text of Gospels and Acts ⓘ |
| hasTextualCharacter |
expansive readings
ⓘ
harmonizing readings ⓘ paraphrastic tendencies ⓘ |
| isBilingual | true ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive textual variants
ⓘ
importance in New Testament textual criticism ⓘ |
| placeHeld | Cambridge University Library ⓘ |
| previousOwner | Theodore Beza ⓘ |
| scriptType | uncial script ⓘ |
| shelfmark | Cambridge University Library MS Nn.2.41 ⓘ |
| textType | Western text-type ⓘ |
| usedInDiscipline |
New Testament textual criticism
ⓘ
biblical studies ⓘ |
| writingDirection |
Greek text on left page
ⓘ
Latin text on right page ⓘ |
| writingMaterial | parchment ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Greek alphabet
ⓘ
Latin alphabet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Codex Bezae Description of subject: Codex Bezae is a 5th-century Greek-Latin bilingual manuscript of the New Testament, notable for its distinctive textual variants and importance in biblical textual criticism.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Pericope adulterae (John 7:53–8:11)
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