octapla

English

Etymology

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

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Proper noun

octapla

  1. 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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