octapla

octapla · proper noun¹

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὀκταπλά
2. Late Latin · borrowed fromoctapla
3. English todayoctapla

From Late Latin octapla, from Ancient Greek ὀκταπλά (oktaplá), neuter plural of ὀκταπλοῦς (oktaploûs, “eightfold”), from ὀκτα- (okta-, “octa-: eight”) + -πλόος (-plóos, “-fold”), used as the title of such an edition by Origen.

Octapla · proper noun²

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὀκταπλά
2. Late Latin · borrowed fromOctapla
3. English todayOctapla

From Late Latin Octapla, from Ancient Greek ὀκταπλά (oktaplá), neuter plural of ὀκταπλοῦς (oktaploûs, “eightfold”), from ὀκτα- (okta-, “octa-: eight”) + -πλόος (-plóos, “-fold”), used as the title of such an edition by Origen.

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