English Explanatory Dictionary

Hexapla

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A Biblical hexapla: an edition of the Bible in six parallel versions or languages.
noun
  1. A text presented in six parallel versions, especially (historical) the version of the Old Testament presented in such a fashion by Origen.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɛksəplə/

Word forms

Hexapla Hexaplas

Etymology

From hexapla, from Ancient Greek ἑξαπλά (hexaplá), neuter plural of ἑξαπλοῦς (hexaploûs, “sixfold”), from ἑξα- (hexa-, “hexa-: six”) + -πλόος (-plóos, “-fold”), used as the title of such an edition by Origen.

Synonyms

hexaple

Related words

Octapla tetrapla

Derived words

Hexaplar Hexaplarian Hexaplaric Hexapla
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