octapla

Synonyms of octapla

• octaples

Origin of octapla

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.

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.

Related words

• tetrapla
• hexapla

Questions about octapla

What does octapla mean?

Octapla means a text presented in eight parallel versions, especially (historical) the version of the Bible presented in such a fashion by Origen.

What part of speech is octapla?

Octapla is a proper noun.

How do you pronounce octapla?

Octapla is pronounced /ˈɑktəplə/ (US).