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单词 Septuagint
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Definition of Septuagint in English:

Septuagint

noun ˈsɛptjʊədʒɪntˈsepto͞oəˌjint
  • A Greek version of the Hebrew Bible (or Old Testament), including the Apocrypha, made for Greek-speaking Jews in Egypt in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC and adopted by the early Christian Churches.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The tradition of biblical translation being coloured by evangelical interests goes back to the time of the Septuagint.
    • The language of the Septuagint influenced many of the writers of the New Testament.
    • The three-fold division of the Hebrew Bible is abandoned in the Septuagint.
    • Early Christians, including Paul, used Greek translations, the Septuagint, rather than Hebrew texts of Old Testament books.
    • The Septuagint, the Old Testament translation into Greek, was made by Jewish scholars in Alexandria.

Origin

Mid 16th century (originally denoting the translators themselves): from Latin septuaginta 'seventy', because of the tradition that it was produced, under divine inspiration, by seventy-two translators working independently.

 
 

Definition of Septuagint in US English:

Septuagint

nounˈsepto͞oəˌjint
  • A Greek version of the Hebrew Bible (or Old Testament), including the Apocrypha, made for Greek-speaking Jews in Egypt in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC and adopted by the early Christian Churches.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The language of the Septuagint influenced many of the writers of the New Testament.
    • The tradition of biblical translation being coloured by evangelical interests goes back to the time of the Septuagint.
    • Early Christians, including Paul, used Greek translations, the Septuagint, rather than Hebrew texts of Old Testament books.
    • The Septuagint, the Old Testament translation into Greek, was made by Jewish scholars in Alexandria.
    • The three-fold division of the Hebrew Bible is abandoned in the Septuagint.

Origin

Mid 16th century (originally denoting the translators themselves): from Latin septuaginta ‘seventy’, because of the tradition that it was produced, under divine inspiration, by seventy-two translators working independently.

 
 
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