1. an edition of the Bible containing six parallel versions or translations in columns
Usage: biblical scholarship; historical

Examples

• Origen’s Hexapla was a monumental work of biblical scholarship in the 3rd century.
• The Hexapla contained the Hebrew text alongside Greek translations.
• Scholars used the Hexapla to compare different versions of biblical passages.
• Only fragments of the original Hexapla survive today.
• The Hexapla represented an early attempt at textual criticism of the Bible.