Alexandrinus

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[al-ig-zan-dree-nuhs, -drahy-, -zahn-] / ˌæl ɪg zænˈdri nəs, -ˈdraɪ-, -zɑn- /

noun

1. the Greek uncial codex, dating from the early 5th century a.d., originally containing the complete text of the Greek Old and New Testaments.

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Etymology

Origin of Alexandrinus

< Latin: literally, of Alexandria (Egypt); so called from its origin; see -ine ¹

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Alexandrinus

Next oldest biblical text is the Codex Alexandrinus of the late 4th or 5th Century, now possessed by the British Museum.

From Time Magazine Archive

According to Serapion, as quoted by Clemens Alexandrinus, the tradition was that the face which appears in the moon is the soul of a Sibyl.

From Moon Lore by Timothy Harley

According to Clemens Alexandrinus**** and other authorities, the Titans won his heart with toys, including the bull-roarer or turn-dun of the Australians.****

From Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Andrew Lang

This tendency is clearly shown by Origen, and by Clemens Alexandrinus, another eminent Father.

From The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by W. Y. Evans Wentz

Codex Alexandrinus, and Codex Sinaiticus, and Codex Bezæ, and Codex Vaticanus rang through my bewildered brain.

From My New Curate by Patrick Augustine Sheehan

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