Meanings
octapla1
Octapla2
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA text presented in eight parallel versions, especially (historical) the version of the Bible presented in such a fashion by Origen.
Origin
octapla · proper noun
- Ancient Greekὀκταπλά
- Late Latinoctapla
- Englishoctapla
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.
More words from Late Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Octapla · proper noun
- Ancient Greekὀκταπλά
- Late LatinOctapla
- EnglishOctapla
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.
More words from Late Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
octapla. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octapla
“octapla.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octapla. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “octapla,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octapla.
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