‖Oc″ta‐pla (?), n.; etymol. pl., but syntactically sing. [NL., fr. Gr. οκτἀ- (for οκτὤ 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 versions of it, arranged in eight parallel columns.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.