Octapla
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑktəplə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒktəplə/
Proper noun
editOctapla
Related terms
editReferences
edit- “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.
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