Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

Septuagint

[ sep-too-uh-jint, -tyoo-, sep-choo- ]

noun

  1. 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. : Sept.; : LXX


Septuagint

/ ˈɛʊəˌɪԳ /

noun

  1. the principal Greek version of the Old Testament, including the Apocrypha, believed to have been translated by 70 or 72 scholars
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Other Word Forms

  • t··Գa adjective
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of Septuagint1

First recorded in 1555–65, from Latin ٳ岵Գ “s𱹱Գٲ”
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of Septuagint1

C16: from Latin ٳ岵Գ seventy

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


Septuagesimaseptum