Hexapla
//ˈhɛksəplə// name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A text presented in six parallel versions, especially (historical) the version of the Old Testament presented in such a fashion by Origen.
Proper Noun
- 1 A Biblical hexapla: an edition of the Bible in six parallel versions or languages.
Synonyms
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Etymology 1
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.
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek ἑξαπλᾶ (hexaplâ), neuter plural of ἑξαπλοῦς (hexaploûs, “sixfold”), from ἑξα- (hexa-, “hexa-: six”) + -πλόος (-plóos, “-fold”).
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