Patriarchal Text of the Greek Orthodox Church

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The Patriarchal Text of the Greek Orthodox Church is the officially sanctioned Greek New Testament text used in the liturgical and ecclesiastical life of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

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Patriarchal Text of the Greek Orthodox Church canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek New Testament text
biblical text
liturgical text
official church edition
associatedWith Patriarchate of Constantinople
surface form: Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
basedOn Byzantine manuscript tradition
contrastedWith Textus Receptus
critical editions of the Greek New Testament
hasAuthorityIn Orthodox canon law practice regarding Scripture
hasCanonicalStatus official Greek New Testament text of the Eastern Orthodox Church
hasFunction to guide uniformity of New Testament readings across Orthodox churches
to preserve the traditional Byzantine form of the New Testament text
to provide a stable liturgical text for worship
hasLanguage Koine Greek
hasPart Acts of the Apostles
Book of Revelation
Catholic Epistles
Gospels
Pauline Epistles
religiousTradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy

Greek Orthodox Church
surface form: Greek Orthodoxy
scriptType polytonic Greek script
textType Byzantine text-type
usedAs standard text for Orthodox biblical publications in Greek
usedBy Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Greek Orthodox Church
usedFor chanting of New Testament readings
preparation of lectionaries
public reading of Scripture in Orthodox worship
theological study within the Orthodox Church
usedIn Orthodox liturgical life
ecclesiastical life of the Eastern Orthodox Church

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Byzantine text-type basisOf Patriarchal Text of the Greek Orthodox Church