- SEPTUAGINT
- the name given to the Greek translation of the HEBREW BIBLE carried out in the second century B.C.
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Septuagint — Sep tu*a*gint, n. [From L. septuaginta seventy.] A Greek version of the Old Testament; so called because it was believed to be the work of seventy (or rather of seventy two) translators. [1913 Webster] Note: The causes which produced it [the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
SEPTUAGINT — SEPTUAGINT, the oldest Greek translation of the Bible. The designation Septuagint, from the Latin septuaginta, seventy, is based on the legend contained in the apocryphal letter of aristeas , according to which 72 elders of Israel, six from each… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Septuagint — (n.) Greek version of the Old Testament, 1633, from L.L. septuaginta interpretes seventy interpreters, from L. septuaginta seventy, from septem seven + ginta tens. So called in reference to the (false) tradition that the translation was done 3c.… … Etymology dictionary
Septuagint — ► NOUN ▪ a Greek version of the Hebrew Bible (or Old Testament), including the Apocrypha, produced in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC. ORIGIN from Latin septuaginta seventy , because of the tradition that it was produced by seventy two translators… … English terms dictionary
Septuagint — [sep′to͞o ə jint, sep′tyo͞oə jint] n. [< L septuaginta, seventy: because of the ancient tradition that it was completed in 70 (or 72) days by 72 Palestinian Jews for Ptolemy II of Egypt] a translation into Greek of the Hebrew Scriptures made… … English World dictionary
Septuagint — The Septuagint (, Josephus [Antiquities 12.57, 12.86] , or an elision. ...this name Septuagint appears to have been a fourth to fifth century development. ] means seventy in Latin and derives from a tradition that seventy (or seventy two) Jewish… … Wikipedia
Septuagint — Septuagintal, adj. /sep tooh euh jint , tyooh , sep chooh /, n. the oldest Greek version of the Old Testament, traditionally said to have been translated by 70 or 72 Jewish scholars at the request of Ptolemy II: most scholars believe that only… … Universalium
SEPTUAGINT — a version, and the oldest of any known to us, of the Hebrew Scriptures in Greek, executed at Alexandria, in Egypt, by different translators at different periods, commencing with 280 B.C.; it is known as the Alexandria version, while the name… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Septuagint — This term (from the Latin septuaginta, meaning seventy ) is the name given to the Greek translation of theHebrew Bible that was widely used among hellenized Jews at the time of Jesus. According to a popular legend, a group of seventy (or… … Glossary of theological terms
Septuagint Version — • The first translation of the Hebrew Old Testament, made into popular Greek before the Christian era Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Septuagint Version Septuagint Version … Catholic encyclopedia
Septuagint chronology — Septuagint Sep tu*a*gint, n. [From L. septuaginta seventy.] A Greek version of the Old Testament; so called because it was believed to be the work of seventy (or rather of seventy two) translators. [1913 Webster] Note: The causes which produced… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
