Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
Codex
Co′dex, n.; pl. Codices (#). [L. See Code.] 1. A book; a manuscript.
2. A collection or digest of laws; a code. Burrill.
3. An ancient manuscript of the Sacred Scriptures, or any part of them, particularly the New Testament.
4. A collection of canons. Shipley.