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hexapla
CIDE DICTIONARY
hexapla, n. Etym. pl. , but syntactically sing. [NL., fr. Gr. , fr. , contr. , sixfold.].
A collection of the Holy Scriptures in six languages or six versions in parallel columns; particularly, the edition of the Old Testament published by Origen, in the 3d century. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hexapla, n. a sixfold text, esp. of the Old Testament, in parallel columns.
Etymology
Gk neut. pl. of hexaploos (as HEXA-, ploos -fold), orig. of Origen's OT text
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