"octateuch" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɒktətjuːk/ [Received-Pronunciation, UK] Forms: octateuchs [plural]
Etymology: From the Late Latin octateuchus, from the Byzantine Greek ὀκτάτευχος [βίβλος] (oktáteukhos [bíblos], “[a volume] containing [the first] eight books [of the Old Testament]”), from the Ancient Greek ὀκτα- (okta-, “eight”, combining variant of ὀκτώ) + τεῦχος (teûkhos, “book”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|LL.|octateuchus}} Late Latin octateuchus, {{uder|en|gkm||ὀκτάτευχος [βίβλος]|􂀿a volume􂁀 containing 􂀿the first􂁀 eight books 􂀿of the Old Testament􂁀}} Byzantine Greek ὀκτάτευχος [βίβλος] (oktáteukhos [bíblos], “[a volume] containing [the first] eight books [of the Old Testament]”), {{uder|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{lang|grc|ὀκτώ}} ὀκτώ, {{prefix|grc|ὀκτα|τεῦχος|nocat=1|pos1=combining variant of ὀκτώ|t1=eight|t2=book}} ὀκτα- (okta-, “eight”, combining variant of ὀκτώ) + τεῦχος (teûkhos, “book”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s}} octateuch (plural octateuchs)
  1. A collection of eight books; especially, the first eight books of the Old Testament. Categories (topical): Eight Related terms: Tetrateuch, Pentateuch, Hexateuch, Heptateuch Translations (collection of eight books): Oktateuch [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-octateuch-en-noun-Gc3J-UiU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

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