hexapla

American

[hek-suh-pluh] / ˈhɛk sə plə /

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.

hexapla British

/ ˈhɛksəplə /

noun

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

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Etymology

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

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