HEXAPLA

Meaning of HEXAPLA in English

— hexaplar, hexaplaric /hek'seuh plar"ik/ , hexaplarian /hek'seuh plair"ee euhn/ , adj.

/hek"seuh pleuh/ , n. ( often cap. )

an edition of a book, esp. the Old Testament, containing six versions or texts in parallel columns, esp. the edition compiled by Origen.

[ 1600-10; Hexaplâ (title of Origen's edition), neut. pl. of HEXAPLOÛS, HEXAPLÓOS sixfold, equiv. to hexa- HEXA- + -ploûs, -ploos -FOLD ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

HEXAPLA — ˈheksəplə noun ( -s ) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek hexapla, from neuter plural of hexaplous, hexaploos …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HEXAPLA — (sing.) A collection of the Holy Scriptures in six languages or six versions in parallel columns; particularly, the edition of …
Английский словарь Webster
HEXAPLA — ( sing. ) A collection of the Holy Scriptures in six languages or six versions in parallel columns; particularly, the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HEXAPLA — (·sg) a collection of the holy scriptures in six languages or six versions in parallel columns; particularly, the edition of …
Webster English vocab
HEXAPLA — [ 'hɛksəplə ] ■ noun a sixfold text in parallel columns, especially of the Old Testament. Origin C17: from Gk, …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HEXAPLA — (Greek: "Sixfold"), edition of the Old Testament compiled by Origen of Alexandria in Caesarea, Palestine, before AD 245. The Hexapla …
Britannica English vocabulary
HEXAPLA — n. a sixfold text, esp. of the Old Testament, in parallel columns. [Gk neut. pl. of hexaploos (as HEXA-, ploos …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HEXAPLA — n. a sixfold text, esp. of the Old Testament, in parallel columns. [ Gk neut. pl. of hexaploos (as HEXA-, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HEXAPLA — n. a sixfold text, esp. of the Old Testament, in parallel columns. Etymology: Gk neut. pl. of hexaploos (as HEXA-, …
Oxford English vocab
ORIGEN — orig. Oregenes Adamantius born с 185, probably Alexandria, Egypt died с 254, Tyre, Phoenicia Greek theologian, one of the Fathers …
Английский словарь Британика
HEXAPLAR — adjective see hexapla
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TETRAPLA — ˈte.trəplə noun ( -s ) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from neuter plural of Greek tetraplous, tetraploos fourfold, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OCTAPLA — ˈäktəplə noun ( -s ) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Late Greek oktapla, from Greek, neuter plural of oktaplous, oktaploos eightfold, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HEXAPLARIC — |heksə|plarik adjective also hex·a·plar·i·an | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|pla(a)rēən Usage: often capitalized : of or relating to a hexapla ; especially : of or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THEODOTION — flourished 2nd century AD Hellenistic Jewish scholar and linguist and author of a Greek translation of the Old Testament. According …
Britannica English vocabulary
ORIGEN — born c. 185, , probably Alexandria, Egypt died c. 254, , Tyre, Phoenicia [now Sur, Lebanon] Latin in full Oregenes …
Britannica English vocabulary
AQUILA — also called Akilas flourished 2nd century AD scholar who in about AD 140 completed a literal translation into Greek of …
Britannica English vocabulary
ORIGEN — orig. Oregenes Adamantius born 0441; 185, probably Alexandria, Egypt died 0441; 254, Tyre, Phoenicia Greek theologian, one of the Fathers …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
OLD TESTAMENT — I. TEXT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.- â History of the text. -A history of the text of the Old Testament …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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