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Odes of Solomon: Ode 30 by Anonymous “Odes of Solomon: Ode 30.” Based upon James H. Charlesworth ed., The Odes of Solomon: The Syriac Texts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1973). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified July 6, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/173.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/173
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Odes of Solomon: Ode 31 by Anonymous “Odes of Solomon: Ode 31.” Based upon James H. Charlesworth ed., The Odes of Solomon: The Syriac Texts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1973). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified July 6, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/174.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/174
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Odes of Solomon: Ode 32 by Anonymous “Odes of Solomon: Ode 32.” Based upon James H. Charlesworth ed., The Odes of Solomon: The Syriac Texts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1973). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified July 6, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/175.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/175
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Odes of Solomon: Ode 33 by Anonymous “Odes of Solomon: Ode 33.” Based upon James H. Charlesworth ed., The Odes of Solomon: The Syriac Texts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1973). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified July 6, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/176.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/176
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Odes of Solomon: Ode 34 by Anonymous “Odes of Solomon: Ode 34.” Based upon James H. Charlesworth ed., The Odes of Solomon: The Syriac Texts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1973). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified July 6, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/177.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/177
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Odes of Solomon: Ode 35 by Anonymous “Odes of Solomon: Ode 35.” Based upon James H. Charlesworth ed., The Odes of Solomon: The Syriac Texts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1973). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified July 6, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/178.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/178
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Odes of Solomon: Ode 36 by Anonymous “Odes of Solomon: Ode 36.” Based upon James H. Charlesworth ed., The Odes of Solomon: The Syriac Texts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1973). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified July 6, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/179.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/179
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Odes of Solomon: Ode 37 by Anonymous “Odes of Solomon: Ode 37.” Based upon James H. Charlesworth ed., The Odes of Solomon: The Syriac Texts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1973). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified July 6, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/180.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/180
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Odes of Solomon: Ode 38 by Anonymous “Odes of Solomon: Ode 38.” Based upon James H. Charlesworth ed., The Odes of Solomon: The Syriac Texts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1973). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified July 6, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/181.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/181
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Odes of Solomon: Ode 39 by Anonymous “Odes of Solomon: Ode 39.” Based upon James H. Charlesworth ed., The Odes of Solomon: The Syriac Texts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1973). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified July 6, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/182.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/182
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Odes of Solomon: Ode 4 by Anonymous “Odes of Solomon: Ode 4.” Based upon James H. Charlesworth ed., The Odes of Solomon: The Syriac Texts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1973). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified July 6, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/147.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/147
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Odes of Solomon: Ode 40 by Anonymous “Odes of Solomon: Ode 40.” Based upon James H. Charlesworth ed., The Odes of Solomon: The Syriac Texts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1973). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified July 6, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/183.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/183
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Odes of Solomon: Ode 41 by Anonymous “Odes of Solomon: Ode 41.” Based upon James H. Charlesworth ed., The Odes of Solomon: The Syriac Texts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1973). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified July 6, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/184.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/184
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Odes of Solomon: Ode 42 by Anonymous “Odes of Solomon: Ode 42.” Based upon James H. Charlesworth ed., The Odes of Solomon: The Syriac Texts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1973). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified July 6, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/185.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/185
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Odes of Solomon: Ode 5 by Anonymous “Odes of Solomon: Ode 5.” Based upon James H. Charlesworth ed., The Odes of Solomon: The Syriac Texts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1973). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified July 6, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/148.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/148
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Odes of Solomon: Ode 6 by Anonymous “Odes of Solomon: Ode 6.” Based upon James H. Charlesworth ed., The Odes of Solomon: The Syriac Texts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1973). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified July 6, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/149.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/149
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Odes of Solomon: Ode 7 by Anonymous “Odes of Solomon: Ode 7.” Based upon James H. Charlesworth ed., The Odes of Solomon: The Syriac Texts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1973). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified July 6, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/150.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/150
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Odes of Solomon: Ode 8 by Anonymous “Odes of Solomon: Ode 8.” Based upon James H. Charlesworth ed., The Odes of Solomon: The Syriac Texts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1973). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified July 6, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/151.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/151
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Odes of Solomon: Ode 9 by Anonymous “Odes of Solomon: Ode 9.” Based upon James H. Charlesworth ed., The Odes of Solomon: The Syriac Texts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1973). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified July 6, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/152.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/152
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On Our Lord's Question and on the Revelation That Simon Received from the Father - ܥܲܠ ܫܘܼܐܵܠܹܗ ܕܡܵܪܲܢ ܘܥܲܠ ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܐ ܕܩܲܒܸܿܠܼ ܫܸܡܥܘܿܢ ܡܼܢ ܐܲܒܼܵܐ by Jacob of SerughJacob of Serugh. “On Our Lord's Question and on the Revelation That Simon Received from the Father - ܥܲܠ ܫܘܼܐܵܠܹܗ ܕܡܵܪܲܢ ܘܥܲܠ ܓܸܠܝܵܢܵܐ ܕܩܲܒܸܿܠܼ ܫܸܡܥܘܿܢ ܡܼܢ ܐܲܒܼܵܐ.” Based upon Paul Bedjan ed., Homiliae selectae Mar-Jacobi Sarugensis vol. 1 (Paris: Harrassowitz, 1905). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 30, 2018. https://syriaccorpus.org/358.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/358
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On Palm Sunday - ܐܚܪܸܢܐ ܕܥܸܐܕܐ ܕܐܘܼܫܥܵܢܐ by NarsaiURI: https://syriaccorpus.org/55
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On Palm Sunday - ܕܐܘܫܥ̈ܢܐ by NarsaiURI: https://syriaccorpus.org/56
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On Palm Sunday - ܥܲܠ ܚܲܕܼܒܿܫܲܒܵܐ ܕܐܘܿܫܲܥ̈ܢܹܐ by Jacob of SerughJacob of Serugh. “On Palm Sunday - ܥܲܠ ܚܲܕܼܒܿܫܲܒܵܐ ܕܐܘܿܫܲܥ̈ܢܹܐ.” Based upon Paul Bedjan ed., Homiliae selectae Mar-Jacobi Sarugensis vol. 1 (Paris: Harrassowitz, 1905). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 30, 2018. https://syriaccorpus.org/357.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/357
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Part of a Letter from Rabbula to Cyril - ܡܢܬܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܪܒܘܠܐ ܕܐܬܟܬܒܬ ܠܘܬ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܩܘܪܠܘܣ by Rabbula of EdessaRabbula of Edessa. “Part of a Letter from Rabbula to Cyril - ܡܢܬܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܪܒܘܠܐ ܕܐܬܟܬܒܬ ܠܘܬ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܩܘܪܠܘܣ .” Based upon Julian Joseph Overbeck ed., S. Ephraemi Syri, Rabulae episcopi Edesseni, Balaei aliorumque Opera selecta e codicibus syriacis manuscriptis in museo Britannico et bibliotheca Bodleiana asservatis primus (Oxonii [Oxford]: Clarendoniano, 1865). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified November 7, 2018. https://syriaccorpus.org/496.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/496
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On Pentecost - ܥܲܠ ܝܘܿܡ ܥܹܐܕܼܵܐ ܕܦܲܢܛܹܩܘܼܣܛܹܐ by NarsaiNarsai. “On Pentecost - ܥܲܠ ܝܘܿܡ ܥܹܐܕܼܵܐ ܕܦܲܢܛܹܩܘܼܣܛܹܐ.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified April 26, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/73.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/73
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1 Peter (Peshitta Version) - ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܦܛܪܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ by Peter the ApostlePeter the Apostle. “1 Peter (Peshitta Version) - ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܦܛܪܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ.” Based upon G. H. Gwilliam, J. Pinkerton and John Gwynn eds., The New Testament in Syriac [ܕܝܬܝܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ] (London: British and Foreign Bible Society, 1905). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified May 1, 2018. https://syriaccorpus.org/139.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/139
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2 Peter (Peshitta Version) - ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܦܛܪܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ by Peter the ApostlePeter the Apostle. “2 Peter (Peshitta Version) - ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܦܛܪܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ.” Based upon G. H. Gwilliam, J. Pinkerton and John Gwynn eds., The New Testament in Syriac [ܕܝܬܝܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ] (London: British and Foreign Bible Society, 1905). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified May 1, 2018. https://syriaccorpus.org/140.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/140
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On Peter and Paul - ܕܕܼܘܼܟܼܪܵܢܵܐ ܕܦܲܛܪܘܿܣ ܘܦܵܘܠܘܿܣ by NarsaiNarsai. “On Peter and Paul - ܕܕܼܘܼܟܼܪܵܢܵܐ ܕܦܲܛܪܘܿܣ ܘܦܵܘܠܘܿܣ.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified April 26, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/34.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/34
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Philemon (Peshitta Version) - ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܦܘܠܘܣ ܕܠܘܬ ܦܝܠܝܡܘܢ by Paul the ApostlePaul the Apostle. “Philemon (Peshitta Version) - ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܦܘܠܘܣ ܕܠܘܬ ܦܝܠܝܡܘܢ.” Based upon G. H. Gwilliam, J. Pinkerton and John Gwynn eds., The New Testament in Syriac [ܕܝܬܝܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ] (London: British and Foreign Bible Society, 1905). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified May 1, 2018. https://syriaccorpus.org/136.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/136
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Philippians (Peshitta Version) - ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܦܘܠܘܣ ܕܠܘܬ ܦܝܠܝܦܣܝ̈ܐ by Paul the ApostlePaul the Apostle. “Philippians (Peshitta Version) - ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܦܘܠܘܣ ܕܠܘܬ ܦܝܠܝܦܣܝ̈ܐ.” Based upon G. H. Gwilliam, J. Pinkerton and John Gwynn eds., The New Testament in Syriac [ܕܝܬܝܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ] (London: British and Foreign Bible Society, 1905). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified May 1, 2018. https://syriaccorpus.org/129.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/129
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Plerophoriae - ܦܠܝܪ̈ܦܘܪܝܣ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܣܗ̈ܕܘܬܐ ܘܓܠܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܗܘܘ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܘܬ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ by John RufusJohn Rufus. “Plerophoriae - ܦܠܝܪ̈ܦܘܪܝܣ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܣܗ̈ܕܘܬܐ ܘܓܠܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܗܘܘ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܘܬ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ.” Based upon Françoise Nau, Jean Rufus, Évêque de Maïouma: Plérophories (Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1911). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified December 3, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/522.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/522
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On Prayer - ܥܲܠ ܬܹܐܘܿܪܝܼܵܐ ܪܘܼܚܵܢܵܝܼܬܵܐ by Joseph HazzayaJoseph Hazzaya. “On Prayer - ܥܲܠ ܬܹܐܘܿܪܝܼܵܐ ܪܘܼܚܵܢܵܝܼܬܵܐ .” Based upon Alphonse Mingana ed., Woodbrooke Studies VII: Early Christian Mystics (Cambridge: Heffer and Sons, 1934). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified November 7, 2018. https://syriaccorpus.org/501.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/501
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Precepts and Advice to Priests and Sons of the Covenant - ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ ܘܙܘܗܪ̈ܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܘܒ̈ܢܝ ܩܿܝܡܐ by Rabbula of EdessaRabbula of Edessa. “Precepts and Advice to Priests and Sons of the Covenant - ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ ܘܙܘܗܪ̈ܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܘܒ̈ܢܝ ܩܿܝܡܐ .” Based upon Julian Joseph Overbeck ed., S. Ephraemi Syri, Rabulae episcopi Edesseni, Balaei aliorumque Opera selecta e codicibus syriacis manuscriptis in museo Britannico et bibliotheca Bodleiana asservatis primus (Oxonii [Oxford]: Clarendoniano, 1865). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified November 7, 2018. https://syriaccorpus.org/493.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/493
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Prefatory Letter by AphrahatAphrahat. “Prefatory Letter.” Based upon Jean Parisot ed., Aphraatis Sapientis Persae Demonstrationes (Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1894). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified July 4, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/24.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/24
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Pseudo-Clementine Homilies: Homily 10 by (Ps.-)Clement of Rome(Ps.-)Clement of Rome. “Pseudo-Clementine Homilies: Homily 10.” Based upon Paul de Lagarde, Clementis Romani Recognitiones syriace (Lipsiae: F.A. Brockhaus, 1861). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified July 12, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/223.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/223
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Pseudo-Clementine Homilies: Homily 11 by (Ps.-)Clement of Rome(Ps.-)Clement of Rome. “Pseudo-Clementine Homilies: Homily 11.” Based upon Paul de Lagarde, Clementis Romani Recognitiones syriace (Lipsiae: F.A. Brockhaus, 1861). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified July 12, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/224.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/224
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Pseudo-Clementine Homilies: Homily 12 by (Ps.-)Clement of Rome(Ps.-)Clement of Rome. “Pseudo-Clementine Homilies: Homily 12.” Based upon Paul de Lagarde, Clementis Romani Recognitiones syriace (Lipsiae: F.A. Brockhaus, 1861). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified July 12, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/225.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/225
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Pseudo-Clementine Homilies: Homily 13 by (Ps.-)Clement of Rome(Ps.-)Clement of Rome. “Pseudo-Clementine Homilies: Homily 13.” Based upon Paul de Lagarde, Clementis Romani Recognitiones syriace (Lipsiae: F.A. Brockhaus, 1861). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified July 12, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/226.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/226
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Pseudo-Clementine Homilies: Homily 14 by (Ps.-)Clement of Rome(Ps.-)Clement of Rome. “Pseudo-Clementine Homilies: Homily 14.” Based upon Paul de Lagarde, Clementis Romani Recognitiones syriace (Lipsiae: F.A. Brockhaus, 1861). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified July 12, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/227.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/227

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Wildcard Characters:

Given the prevalence of variant spellings in names, using Wildcard Characters may help.

"?" can be inserted as a variant for any single character.

Thus a search for:

G?wargis
returns results which contain either "Gewargis" or "Giwargis".

Similarly a search for:

M?r
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"*" can be inserted as a variant for multiple characters or a truncated word.

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Aba~
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Thus

"ʿAbdishoʿ I"
returns only one result with that exact phrase, while several results are found for the words "ʿAbdishoʿ" and "I".

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To find two or more words which occur within a specified range of each other, one can append the character "~" followed by a number to an "Exact Phrase" search. This allows one to search for two or more words that occur within a specified distance of each other as defined by number of words.

Thus

"Jacob+Bishop"~2
finds three results in which the words "Jacob" and "Bishop" occur within two words of each other: "Jacob , bishop of Nisibin", "Jacob, bishop of Phesilta", and "Jacob , bishop of ‛Ānah" while a simple search for "Jacob Bishop" returns many more results.