octapla
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== English ==
=== Etymology ===
From Late Latin octapla, from Ancient Greek ὀκταπλά (oktaplá), neuter plural of ὀκταπλοῦς (oktaploûs, “eightfold”), from ὀκτα- (okta-, “octa-: eight”) + -πλόος (-plóos, “-fold”), used as the title of such an edition by Origen.
=== Pronunciation ===
(General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑktəplə/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒktəplə/
=== Proper noun ===
octapla
A text presented in eight parallel versions, especially (historical) the version of the Bible presented in such a fashion by Origen.
==== Synonyms ====
octaples
==== Related terms ====
tetrapla, hexapla
=== References ===
“octapla, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022.