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Octapla
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English
Etymology
From en la-lat Octapla, from en grc ὀκταπλά, neuter plural of grc ὀκταπλοῦς eightfold, from grc ὀκτα- octa-: eight + grc -πλόος -fold, used as the title of such an edition by Origen.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɑktəplə/ GA
en /ˈɒktəplə/ RP
Proper noun
A Biblical octapla: an edition of the Bible in eight parallel versions or languages.
Related terms
en Hexapla
References
octapla n 130306 2022
en terms prefixed with octa-
en Eight Bible Books