Octapla

Octapla
Octapla Oc"ta*pla, n.; etymol. pl., but syntactically sing. [NL., fr. Gr. 'okta- (for 'oktw` eight) + -pla, as in E. hexapla; cf. Gr. ? eightfold.] A portion of the Old Testament prepared by Origen in the 3d century, containing the Hebrew text and seven Greek versions of it, arranged in eight parallel columns. [1913 Webster]

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  • Octăpla — Octăpla, eine achtsprachige, in acht Sprachen (auf acht Spaltseiten) gedruckte Bibel …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • octapla — oc·ta·pla …   English syllables

  • octapla —   n. multilingual book in eight texts, especially part of Bible …   Dictionary of difficult words

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  • BIBLIA (S) — S. BIBLIA sic per excellentiam vocatur liber eloquiorum Dei, S. Scrtpturam V. et N. T. contivens: Vide Testamentum vet. et Novum. Horum ex Hebrae et Graeco, linguis authenticis, versiones iam olim variae fuerunt: paraphrasis Chaldaica V. T. a… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Hexapla — • Article on Origen s compilation of six ancient versions of the Bible in parallel columns, his purpose and the principles that guided his work Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Hexapla     Hexapla …   Catholic encyclopedia

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