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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
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, adjectiveWords nearby hexapla
hexanedioic acid, hexangular, hexanitrate, hexanoic acid, hexapartite, hexapla, hexaploid, hexapod, hexapody, hexarchy, hexastich
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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), adjectiveWord Origin for hexapla
C17: from Greek hexaploos sixfold
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