octapla
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English
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.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑktəplə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒktəplə/
Proper noun
octapla
- 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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References
- “octapla, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022.
