English Explanatory Dictionary

Octapla

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A Biblical octapla: an edition of the Bible in eight parallel versions or languages.
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  1. A text presented in eight parallel versions, especially (historical) the version of the Bible presented in such a fashion by Origen.

Pronunciation

/ˈɑktəplə/ /ˈɒktəplə/

Word forms

Octapla

Etymology

From Late Latin Octapla, from Ancient Greek ὀκταπλά (oktaplá), neuter plural of ὀκταπλοῦς (oktaploûs, “eightfold”), from ὀκτα- (okta-, “octa-: eight”) + -πλόος (-plóos, “-fold”), used as the title of such an edition by Origen.

Synonyms

octaples

Related words

Hexapla tetrapla
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