单词 | octapla |
释义 | Definition of octapla in English:octaplanoun ˈɒktəplə
OriginEarly 18th century; earliest use found in Ephraim Chambers (?1680–1740), encyclopaedist. From post-classical Latin octapla or its etymon Byzantine Greek ὀκταπλᾶ a text of the Old Testament consisting of eight versions in parallel columns, use as noun of neuter plural of Hellenistic Greek ὀκταπλοῦς eight-fold (from ὀκτα- + -πλόος, -πλοῦς -fold: see -fold), after ἑξαπλᾶ hexapla. Definition of octapla in US English:octaplanounˈɒktəplə
OriginEarly 18th century; earliest use found in Ephraim Chambers (?1680–1740), encyclopaedist. From post-classical Latin octapla or its etymon Byzantine Greek ὀκταπλᾶ a text of the Old Testament consisting of eight versions in parallel columns, use as noun of neuter plural of Hellenistic Greek ὀκταπλοῦς eight-fold (from ὀκτα- + -πλόος, -πλοῦς -fold: see -fold), after ἑξαπλᾶ hexapla. |
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