Patriarchal Text 1904 (accented, eBible edition) PT1904

Orthodox
New Testament source: Byzantine text
New Testament only
Original language
1904
Public domain

At a glance

Language: Greek
Tradition: Orthodox — The Greek New Testament 'approved by the Great Church of Christ', published by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.
Church approval: Yes — Official edition of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (1904); widely used by Greek-speaking Orthodox Churches. Note: no single Greek NT text is accepted by every Orthodox Church.
Old Testament source: NT only.
New Testament source: Byzantine text — Byzantine text-type, built mainly from Constantinopolitan lectionaries. 1 John 5:7-8 'heavenly witnesses' is printed in small type, 'retained upon the opinion of the Holy Synod' although the editors judged it unattested in the Church's texts.
Canon: New Testament only
Style: Original language
Year: Published by the Ecumenical Patriarchate 22 Feb 1904. Digital text: eBible.org 'grcbyz', described there as the 1904 text with 20 corrections from later editions.
Translators: Patriarchal committee incl. Prof. Vasileios Antoniades (Halki); digitised by Maurice A. Robinson & Jussi Ala-Konni
Reading level: Koine Greek.
Verse numbering: English (KJV-style)
Licence: Public domain — Same Patriarchal Text as the byztxt edition (grc-patriarchal), in eBible's accented edition ('1904 with 20 corrections from later editions', per the research licence notes).
Text source: eBible.org (grcbyz)

Notes

eBible.org's accented text of the 1904 edition with 20 corrections from later printings. For the 1912-based text checked by Maurice Robinson, see PT (Robinson).

About

The official Greek New Testament published by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in 1904 and revised by 1912. It follows the Byzantine text read in Orthodox churches. This is eBible.org's accented, capitalised edition of the 1904 text, with 20 corrections taken from later editions.

Strengths

Official Orthodox text
Clean PD digital source

Things to know

Not a critical reconstruction
PT1904 on this site is eBible's accented 1904 text with 20 corrections from later printings; this PT text is Robinson's 1912-based edition.
Double square brackets [[ ]] are marks in the digital source; at 1 John 5:7–8 they enclose the words the 1904 edition prints in smaller type.

Not yet verified

Committee start: Wikipedia says 1899; the EOB introduction says 1902 — unresolved

Profile checked 2026-10-17.

Books in this edition (27 books)

Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, Jude, Revelation

Letters show which canons include a book: O Orthodox, C Catholic, P Protestant (in brackets: printed as Apocrypha or in an appendix).

Publisher's statement

Η Καινή Διαθήκη
1904 Patriarchal Greek New Testament with 20 correcctions from later editions
Public Domain
Language: Ελληνικά (Greek, Ancient)
Dialect: Koine
2026-10-17

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