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 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, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.