Codex /(kō"dĕks)/

Co·dex

Codex

n.

pl. Codices

  1. A book, especially an early form of book with pages stitched together, contrasting with the earlier scrolls; a manuscript; as, a DaVinci codex.
  2. A collection or digest of laws; a code(senses 2 or 4). [archaic]
  3. An ancient manuscript of the Sacred Scriptures, or any part of them, particularly the New Testament.
  4. A collection of canons.