TETRAPLA

Noun

tetrapla

A Bible consisting of four different Greek versions arranged in four columns by Origen

Any version in four languages or four columns

Source: Wiktionary


Tet"ra*pla, n.;

Note: etymologically pl., but syntactically sing. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. tetraplo`os, tetraploy^s, fourfold.]

Definition: A Bible consisting of four different Greek versions arranged in four columns by Origen; hence, any version in four languages or four columns.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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