Octapla

English

Etymology

From Late Latin Octapla, from Ancient Greek ὀκταπλά (oktaplá), neuter plural of ὀκταπλοῦς (oktaploûs, “eightfold”), from ὀκτα- (okta-, “octa-: eight”) + -πλοος (-ploos, “-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

1. A Biblical octapla: an edition of the Bible in eight parallel versions or languages.

Related terms

• Hexapla

References

• “octapla, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.
• “Octapla”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.