hexapla

noun

hex·​a·​pla

ˈheksəplə

plural -s

often capitalized

: an edition or work in six texts or versions in parallel columns compare tetrapla

hexaplar

-lə(r)

adjective often capitalized

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin, from Greek hexapla, from neuter plural of hexaplous, hexaploos sixfold, from hexa- + -plous, -ploos -fold (as in diploos double)

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