octapla
noun
oc·ta·pla
ˈäktəplə
plural -s
often capitalized
: an edition or work in eight texts or versions in parallel columns
especially : an edition of a portion of the Old Testament compiled by Origen in the 3d century a.d. and consisting of the Hebrew text and seven Greek versions of it compare hexapla
Word History
Etymology
Late Greek oktapla, from Greek, neuter plural of oktaplous, oktaploos eightfold, from okta- octa- + -plous, -ploos -fold (as in diploos double)
- a smoke
- a snowball's chance in hell
- a spent force
- a square peg in a round hole
- a squeaky wheel gets the grease
- a squeaky wheel gets the oil
- a stab in the dark
- A star
- a step ahead of
- a step down
- a step in the right direction
- a step up
- a step up/down
- a stitch in time
- a stitch in time (saves nine)
- a stitch in time saves nine
- a stone's throw
- a stone's throw away
- a storm in a teacup
- a stroke of genius
- a stroke of work
- A student
- a sure bet
- a sure thing
- a swelled head