Octapla
//ˈɑktəplə// name
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- 1 A Biblical octapla: an edition of the Bible in eight parallel versions or languages.
- 2 A text presented in eight parallel versions, especially (historical) the version of the Bible presented in such a fashion by Origen.
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Etymology 1
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.
Etymology 2
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.
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