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Octapla — Octapla, lat. Biblia octapla, eine 8fache Bibel d.h. eine solche, deren Text in 8 Sprachen übersetzt und gewöhnlich so gedruckt ist, daß die Uebersetzungen in 8 Spaltseiten neben einander fortlaufen … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Octapla — Oc ta*pla, n.; etymol. pl., but syntactically sing. [NL., fr. Gr. okta (for oktw eight) + pla, as in E. hexapla; cf. Gr. ? eightfold.] A portion of the Old Testament prepared by Origen in the 3d century, containing the Hebrew text and seven Greek … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Octăpla — Octăpla, eine achtsprachige, in acht Sprachen (auf acht Spaltseiten) gedruckte Bibel … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
octapla — n. multilingual book in eight texts, especially part of Bible … Dictionary of difficult words
octapla — ˈäktəplə noun ( s) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Late Greek oktapla, from Greek, neuter plural of oktaplous, oktaploos eightfold, from okta octa + plous, ploos fold (as in diploos double) more at double : an edition or work in eight texts… … Useful english dictionary
Great Bible — Title page of the Great Bible (1539). The Great Bible was the first authorized edition of the Bible in English, authorized by King Henry VIII of England to be read aloud in the church services of the Church of England. The Great Bible was… … Wikipedia
Bishops' Bible — Though not formally dedicated to Queen Elizabeth, the Bishops Bible includes a portrait of the queen on its title page. The 1569 quarto edition shows Elizabeth accompanied by female personifications of Justice, Mercy, Fortitude, and Prudence. The … Wikipedia
New Cambridge Paragraph Bible — Front cover of the Penguin Classics paperback edition of the New Cambridge Paragraph Bible with the Apocrypha. The New Cambridge Paragraph Bible with the Apocrypha is a newly edited edition of the King James Version of the Bible published by… … Wikipedia
BIBLIA (S) — S. BIBLIA sic per excellentiam vocatur liber eloquiorum Dei, S. Scrtpturam V. et N. T. contivens: Vide Testamentum vet. et Novum. Horum ex Hebrae et Graeco, linguis authenticis, versiones iam olim variae fuerunt: paraphrasis Chaldaica V. T. a… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Hexapla — • Article on Origen s compilation of six ancient versions of the Bible in parallel columns, his purpose and the principles that guided his work Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Hexapla Hexapla … Catholic encyclopedia
