Hexapla

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Etymology

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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Hexapla (plural Hexaplas)

  1. A Biblical hexapla: an edition of the Bible in six parallel versions or languages.

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