hexapla

hexapla · noun¹

1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἑξαπλᾶ
2. English todayhexapla

From Ancient Greek ἑξαπλᾶ (hexaplâ), neuter plural of ἑξαπλοῦς (hexaploûs, “sixfold”), from ἑξα- (hexa-, “hexa-: six”) + -πλόος (-plóos, “-fold”).

Hexapla · proper noun²

1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἑξαπλά
2. English todayHexapla

From hexapla, from Ancient Greek ἑξαπλά (hexaplá), neuter plural of ἑξαπλοῦς (hexaploûs, “sixfold”), from ἑξα- (hexa-, “hexa-: six”) + -πλόος (-plóos, “-fold”), used as the title of such an edition by Origen.

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