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单词 octapla
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Definition of octapla in English:

octapla

noun ˈɒktəplə
  • A text consisting of eight versions in parallel columns, especially of the Old or New Testament.

Origin

Early 18th century; earliest use found in Ephraim Chambers (?1680–1740), encyclopaedist. From post-classical Latin octapla or its etymon Byzantine Greek ὀκταπλᾶ a text of the Old Testament consisting of eight versions in parallel columns, use as noun of neuter plural of Hellenistic Greek ὀκταπλοῦς eight-fold (from ὀκτα- + -πλόος, -πλοῦς -fold: see -fold), after ἑξαπλᾶ hexapla.

Definition of octapla in US English:

octapla

nounˈɒktəplə
  • A text consisting of eight versions in parallel columns, especially of the Old or New Testament.

Origin

Early 18th century; earliest use found in Ephraim Chambers (?1680–1740), encyclopaedist. From post-classical Latin octapla or its etymon Byzantine Greek ὀκταπλᾶ a text of the Old Testament consisting of eight versions in parallel columns, use as noun of neuter plural of Hellenistic Greek ὀκταπλοῦς eight-fold (from ὀκτα- + -πλόος, -πλοῦς -fold: see -fold), after ἑξαπλᾶ hexapla.

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