hexapla

[ hek-suh-pluh ]

noun

, (often initial capital letter)

1. an edition of a book, especially the Old Testament, containing six versions or texts in parallel columns, especially the edition compiled by Origen.

hexapla

/ ˌhɛksəˈplærɪk; ˈhɛksəplə; ˌhɛksəˈplɛərɪən /

noun

1. an edition of the Old Testament compiled by Origen, containing six versions of the text

Derived Forms

• ˈhexaplar, adjective

Other Words From

• hexa·plar hex·a·plar·ic [hek-s, uh, -, plar, -ik], hex·a·plar·i·an [hek-s, uh, -, plair, -ee-, uh, n], adjective
• post·hexa·plar adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hexapla¹

1600–10; < Greek Hexaplâ (title of Origen's edition), neuter plural of hexaploûs, hexaplóos sixfold, equivalent to hexa- hexa- + -ploûs, -ploos -fold

Word History and Origins

Origin of hexapla¹

C17: from Greek hexaploos sixfold

Example Sentences

The Tetrapla, on the other hand, was a separate edition which did not contain the first two columns of the Hexapla.

From Project Gutenberg

Tyndale's translation, with his latest revisions , was republished in the English Hexapla in 1841.

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The "Hexapla" is a treasury of the most condensed criticism.

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These parallel texts were known by the name of the Hexapla (sixfold).

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We have said sufficient to show how the idea of the "Hexapla" arose in his mind.

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