hexapla

[hek-suh-pluh]

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.

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

Related formshex·a·plar, hex·a·plar·ic

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

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

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Examples from the Web for hexapla

Historical Examples of hexapla

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
The Hexapla, as may be easily supposed, was a gigantic work.
The Catholic World. Volume III; Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
E. Rameur
All that remains of it to us is contained in the fragments of Origen's Hexapla.
Companion to the Bible
E. P. Barrows

British Dictionary definitions for hexapla

hexapla

noun

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

Derived Formshexaplar, hexaplaric (ˌhɛksəˈplærɪk) or hexaplarian (ˌhɛksəˈplɛərɪən), adjective

Word Origin for hexapla

C17: from Greek hexaploos sixfold

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