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Where does “ὀκτάτευχος [βίβλος]” come from?

ὀκτάτευχος [βίβλος] (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὀκτα-, from Ancient Greek ὀκτώ — eight.

ὀκτάτευχος [βίβλος] (Ancient Greek): containing eight books

Definitions

  1. containing eight books

Ancestry of “ὀκτάτευχος [βίβλος]”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀκτα-eight
2Ancient Greekὀκτώeight

Words derived from “ὀκτάτευχος [βίβλος]”

  • octateuch
  • octateuchus
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