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- [sep-too-uh-jint, -tyoo-, sep-choo-]
- /ˈsɛp tu əˌdʒɪnt, -tyu-, ˈsɛp tʃu-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [sep-too-uh-jint, -tyoo-, sep-choo-]
- /ˈsɛp tu əˌdʒɪnt, -tyu-, ˈsɛp tʃu-/
Definitions of septuagint word
- noun septuagint 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 the Pentateuch was completed in the early part of the 3rd century b.c. and that the remaining books were translated in the next two centuries. 1
- noun septuagint the principal Greek version of the Old Testament, including the Apocrypha, believed to have been translated by 70 or 72 scholars 0
- noun septuagint a translation into Greek of the Hebrew Scriptures made several centuries b.c. 0
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Origin of septuagint
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1555-65, Septuagint is from the Latin word septuāgintā seventy
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Parts of speech for Septuagint
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septuagint popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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septuagint usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for septuagint
noun septuagint
- book of books — the Bible.
- douay bible — an English translation of the Bible, prepared by Roman Catholic scholars from the Vulgate. The New Testament was published at Rheims in 1582 and the Old Testament was published at Douai in 1609–10.
- holy bible — Bible (def 1).
- holy scripture — Scripture (def 1).
- holy writ — the Scriptures.
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