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septuagint

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Septuagint


Main Entry:
Sep·tu·a·gint Listen to the pronunciation of Septuagint
Pronunciation:
\sep-ˈtü-ə-jənt, -ˈtyü-; ˈsep-tə-wə-ˌjint\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Late Latin Septuaginta, from Latin, seventy, irregular from septem seven + -ginta (akin to Latin viginti twenty); from the approximate number of its translators — more at seven, vigesimal
Date:
1633
: a Greek version of the Jewish Scriptures redacted in the third and second centuries b.c. by Jewish scholars and adopted by Greek-speaking Christians
Sep·tu·a·gin·tal Listen to the pronunciation of Septuagintal \(ˌ)sep-ˌtü-ə-ˈjin-təl, -ˌtyü-; ˌsep-tə-wə-\ adjective


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