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Hexapla

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(Gr. for "sixfold"), the term for an edition of the Bible in six versions, and especially the edition of the Old Testament compiled by Origen, which placed side by side (1) Hebrew, (2) Hebrew in Greek character, (3) Aquila, (4) Symmachus, (5) Septuagint, (6) Theodotion. See BIBLE: Old Testament, Texts and Versions.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Hexapla'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​h/hexapla.html. 1910.
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