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octapla

/ˈɑktəplə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oc-ta-pla
IPA
/ˈɑktəplə/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Biblical octapla: an edition of the Bible in eight parallel versions or languages.

name

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

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Octapla, ὀκταπλά

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɑktəplə/
  • British English: /ˈɒktəplə/

Frequently Paired Words

Hexapla tetrapla

Synonyms

octaples

Questions

How do you pronounce octapla?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑktəplə/.
What does octapla mean?
A Biblical octapla: an edition of the Bible in eight parallel versions or languages.
Where does octapla come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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