hexapla

[ hek-suh-pluh ]

/ ˈhɛk sə plə /

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noun (often initial capital letter)

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

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Origin of hexapla

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

OTHER WORDS FROM hexapla

hex·a·plar, hex·a·plar·ic

[hek-suh-plar-ik], /ˌhɛk səˈplær ɪk/, hex·a·plar·i·an

[hek-suh-plair-ee-uhn], /ˌhɛk səˈplɛər i ən/, adjectivepost·hex·a·plar, adjective

Words nearby hexapla

hexanedioic acid, hexangular, hexanitrate, hexanoic acid, hexapartite, hexapla, hexaploid, hexapod, hexapody, hexarchy, hexastich

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How to use hexapla in a sentence

The Tetrapla, on the other hand, was a separate edition which did not contain the first two columns of the Hexapla.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7|Various
Tyndale's translation, with his latest revisions , was republished in the English Hexapla in 1841.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Vol. XV., No. 85. January, 1875.|Various
The "Hexapla" is a treasury of the most condensed criticism.
Notes and Queries, Vol. V, Number 115, January 10, 1852|Various
These parallel texts were known by the name of the Hexapla (sixfold).
History of the Jews, Vol. II (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz

We have said sufficient to show how the idea of the "Hexapla" arose in his mind.
The Catholic World. Volume III; Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.|E. Rameur

British Dictionary definitions for hexapla

hexapla

/ (ˈhɛksəplə) /

noun

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

Derived forms of hexapla

hexaplar, hexaplaric (ˌhɛksəˈplærɪk) or hexaplarian (ˌhɛksəˈplɛərɪən), adjective

Word Origin for hexapla

C17: from Greek hexaploos sixfold

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