Hexapla

/hɛkˈsæplə/ noun

Definition

A scholarly work (originally referring to religious texts) arranged in six parallel columns or versions, allowing side-by-side comparison of different texts.

Etymology

From Greek 'hexa-' (six) + 'aplous' (fold). The most famous hexapla was created by Origen, an early Christian scholar around 230 CE, arranging Hebrew and Greek biblical texts in six columns for textual comparison.

Kelly Says

The Hexapla was basically the ancient world's 'compare multiple sources' tool—Origen laid out six versions of the Bible side-by-side so readers could see exactly where translations differed, which is incredibly clever for someone 1,800 years ago.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ስድስት ጽሑፍ
sid-sist ts-hu-ruf
ARالعربية
السِكْت
as-sik-tu
BNবাংলা
ষষ্ঠপ্লা
sho-sho-pla
CACatalà
hexapla
he-za-pla
CSČeština
hexapla
he-za-pla
DADansk
hexapla
he-za-pla
DEDeutsch
Hexapla
heks-pla
ELΕλληνικά
εξαπλα
eh-ksa-pla
ESEspañol
hexapla
he-za-pla
FAفارسی
شش نسخه
shesh-na-se-e
FISuomi
hexapla
he-za-pla
FRFrançais
hexapla
he-za-pla
GUGU
છ છાલ
ch chhal
HAHA
kwanin shida
kwan-in she-da
HEעברית
הקספלא
heks-pla
HIहिन्दी
हेक्साप्ला
heks-a-pla
HUMagyar
hexapla
he-za-pla
IDBahasa Indonesia
hexapla
he-za-pla
IGIG
n'anya-n'anya
nya-nya
ITItaliano
esapla
e-sa-pla
JA日本語
六書
roku-sho
KKKK
алты жапыры
alty ja-py-ry
KMKM
សម្ផន្ត ៦
som-phan-t 6
KO한국어
육서
yuk-seo
MRMR
षष्ठपत्री
shash-ta-pat-ree
MSBahasa Melayu
hexapla
he-za-pla
MYမြန်မာ
စကြာပင် ၆
ska-pya-pin 6
NLNederlands
hexapla
he-za-pla
NONorsk
hexapla
he-za-pla
PAPA
ਛੇ ਪੱਤੇ
chhe pat-te
PLPolski
hexapla
he-za-pla
PTPortuguês
hexapla
he-za-pla
RORomână
hexapla
he-za-pla
RUРусский
Гекспла
Ge-k-spl-ya
SVSvenska
hexapla
he-za-pla
SWKiswahili
hexapla
he-za-pla
TAதமிழ்
ஆறு பதிப்புகள்
a-roo pa-thi-pu-gal
TEతెలుగు
ఆరు ప్రతులు
a-ru pra-tu-lu
THไทย
หกฉบับ
hok-chap
TLTL
hexapla
he-za-pla
TRTürkçe
hexapla
he-za-pla
UKУкраїнська
Гекспла
Ge-k-spl-ya
URاردو
شش کتاب
shesh ke-tab
VITiếng Việt
sáu bản
sau-ban
YOYO
ẹ̀kọ́ ọ̀kan
e-ko-o-kan
ZH中文
六书
liù-shū
ZUZU
isihluthi esine zibonelo ezisixheni
ee-si-hluthi e-si-ne zi-bo-ne-lo e-zi-si-xe-ni

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