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Ephraemi

Ephraemi is the Latin genitive form of the given name Ephraem (Ephraim), used in scholarly contexts to denote association with Ephraem the Syrian, a 4th-century church father and hymnographer. The form appears in titles and citations that reference Ephraem’s works or influence.

A notable use of the term is in the Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus, a fifth-century Greek manuscript of

In modern scholarship, Ephraemi typically appears in references to Ephraem’s works, his influence, or manuscripts associated

the
Bible
written
on
parchment.
It
is
a
palimpsest
in
which
the
upper
text
preserves
portions
of
the
Old
and
New
Testaments,
while
the
lower
text
contains
homilies
and
other
writings
attributed
to
Ephraem
the
Syrian.
The
codex
is
an
important
source
for
both
early
biblical
text
traditions
and
Ephraem’s
writings.
It
is
currently
housed
in
the
Bibliothèque
nationale
de
France
in
Paris.
with
him.
The
use
of
Ephraemi
as
a
possessive
or
associative
form
helps
distinguish
Ephraem-related
materials
within
the
broader
field
of
patristic
studies
and
textual
criticism.