hexapla

From Ancient Greek ἑξαπλᾶ (hexaplâ), neuter plural of ἑξαπλοῦς (hexaploûs, “sixfold”), from ἑξα- (hexa-, “hexa-: six”) + -πλόος (-plóos, “-fold”).

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛksəplə/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛksəplə/

hexapla (plural hexaplas)

1. A text presented in six parallel versions, especially (historical) the version of the Old Testament presented in such a fashion by Origen.

• hexaple

• Hexapla, hexaplar, hexaplarian, hexaplaric

• tetrapla, octapla

• “hexapla, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022.