tetrapla
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τετραπλᾶ (tetraplâ), neuter plural of τετραπλοῦς (tetraploûs, “fourfold”), from τετρα- (tetra-, “tetra-: four”) + -πλοος (-ploos, “-fold”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛtrəplə/
Noun
tetrapla (plural tetraplas)
- A text presented in four parallel versions, especially (historical) the version of the Bible presented in such a fashion by Origen.
Synonyms
- tetraples
Hypernyms
- See Thesaurus:quartet
Related terms
- hexapla, octapla
References
- “tetrapla, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2020.
- tetrapla in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913