octateuch

English

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”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɒktətjuːk/

Noun

octateuch (plural octateuchs)

1. A collection of eight books; especially, the first eight books of the Old Testament.

Related terms

• Tetrateuch
• Pentateuch
• Hexateuch
• Heptateuch

Translations

collection of eight books

• German: Oktateuch (de) m

References

• “octateuch”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Further reading

• octateuch on Wikipedia.Wikipedia