[5][6] At the end of the Gospel of John it contains foreign matter: αρ της φυσεως των ζωων και ερμηνειας του εν αγιοις πρς ημων ιω του χρυσοστομου περι φυσιολογιας.

Ο φυσιολογος καλος ελεγξει περι του λεοντος κ.τ.λ.

[3] The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine, but with numerous alien readings.

Hermann von Soden classified it to the textual family Iκ.

[7] The Genealogy of Jesus in Luke presents many variations from the common text (vv.

[4] According to F. H. A. Scrivener it has notable readings in Matthew 11:17; 13:22; 27:49; Luke 18:2; John 6:57; 8:38.

[4] Matthew 27:35 is given in full (τα ιματια μου εαυτοις, και επι τον ιματισμον μου εβαλον κληρον),[3] as in codices Δ, Θ, 0250, f1, f13, 1424.

[2][10] Of the history of the codex 537 nothing is known until the year 1864, when it was in the possession of a dealer at Janina in Epirus.