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hexapla
[ hek-suh-pluh ]
noun
, (often initial capital letter)
- an edition of a book, especially the Old Testament, containing six versions or texts in parallel columns, especially the edition compiled by Origen.
hexapla
/ ˌhɛksəˈplærɪk; ˈhɛksəplə; ˌhɛksəˈplɛərɪən /
noun
- an edition of the Old Testament compiled by Origen, containing six versions of the text
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Derived Forms
- ˈhexaplar, adjective
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Other Words From
- hexa·plar hex·a·plar·ic [hek-s, uh, -, plar, -ik], hex·a·plar·i·an [hek-s, uh, -, plair, -ee-, uh, n], adjective
- post·hexa·plar adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hexapla1
C17: from Greek hexaploos sixfold
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Example Sentences
The Tetrapla, on the other hand, was a separate edition which did not contain the first two columns of the Hexapla.
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Tyndale's translation, with his latest revisions , was republished in the English Hexapla in 1841.
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The "Hexapla" is a treasury of the most condensed criticism.
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These parallel texts were known by the name of the Hexapla (sixfold).
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We have said sufficient to show how the idea of the "Hexapla" arose in his mind.
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