hexapla

[ hek-suh-pluh ]

/ ˈhɛk sə plə /

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.

Origin of hexapla

1600–10; <Greek Hexaplâ (title of Origen's edition), neuter plural of hexaploûs, hexaplóos sixfold, equivalent to hexa-hexa- + -ploûs, -ploos-fold

OTHER WORDS FROM hexapla

hex·a·plar, hex·a·plar·ic

[hek-suh-plar-ik], /ˌhɛk səˈplær ɪk/, hex·a·plar·i·an

[hek-suh-plair-ee-uhn], /ˌhɛk səˈplɛər i ən/, adjectivepost·hex·a·plar, adjective

Words nearby hexapla

hexanedioic acid, hexangular, hexanitrate, hexanoic acid, hexapartite, hexapla, hexaploid, hexapod, hexapody, hexarchy, hexastich

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Example sentences from the Web for hexapla

We have said sufficient to show how the idea of the "Hexapla" arose in his mind.
The Catholic World. Volume III; Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.|E. Rameur
The documents, copies of which I inclose, are written on the blank leaves in a copy of Willett's Hexapla, edit.
Notes and Queries, Number 173, February 19, 1853|Various
The Tetrapla, on the other hand, was a separate edition which did not contain the first two columns of the Hexapla.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7|Various
These with the Seventy made up the Hexapla, and were worthily and to great purpose compiled together by Origen.
Lectures on Bible Revision|Samuel Newth

The "Hexapla" is a treasury of the most condensed criticism.
Notes and Queries, Vol. V, Number 115, January 10, 1852|Various

British Dictionary definitions for hexapla

hexapla

/ (ˈhɛksəplə) /

noun

an edition of the Old Testament compiled by Origen, containing six versions of the text

Derived forms of hexapla

hexaplar, hexaplaric (ˌhɛksəˈplærɪk) or hexaplarian (ˌhɛksəˈplɛərɪən), adjective

Word Origin for hexapla

C17: from Greek hexaploos sixfold

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单词	hexapla
释义	hexapla [ hek-suh-pluh ] / ˈhɛk sə plə / 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. Origin of hexapla 1600–10; <Greek Hexaplâ (title of Origen's edition), neuter plural of hexaploûs, hexaplóos sixfold, equivalent to hexa-hexa- + -ploûs, -ploos-fold OTHER WORDS FROM hexapla hex·a·plar, hex·a·plar·ic [hek-suh-plar-ik], /ˌhɛk səˈplær ɪk/, hex·a·plar·i·an [hek-suh-plair-ee-uhn], /ˌhɛk səˈplɛər i ən/, adjectivepost·hex·a·plar, adjective Words nearby hexapla hexanedioic acid, hexangular, hexanitrate, hexanoic acid, hexapartite, hexapla, hexaploid, hexapod, hexapody, hexarchy, hexastich Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hexapla We have said sufficient to show how the idea of the "Hexapla" arose in his mind. The Catholic World. Volume III; Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.\|E. Rameur The documents, copies of which I inclose, are written on the blank leaves in a copy of Willett's Hexapla, edit. Notes and Queries, Number 173, February 19, 1853\|Various The Tetrapla, on the other hand, was a separate edition which did not contain the first two columns of the Hexapla. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7\|Various These with the Seventy made up the Hexapla, and were worthily and to great purpose compiled together by Origen. Lectures on Bible Revision\|Samuel Newth The "Hexapla" is a treasury of the most condensed criticism. Notes and Queries, Vol. V, Number 115, January 10, 1852\|Various British Dictionary definitions for hexapla hexapla / (ˈhɛksəplə) / noun an edition of the Old Testament compiled by Origen, containing six versions of the text Derived forms of hexapla hexaplar, hexaplaric (ˌhɛksəˈplærɪk) or hexaplarian (ˌhɛksəˈplɛərɪən), adjective Word Origin for hexapla C17: from Greek hexaploos sixfold Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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