Septuagint

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin septuāgintā (“the seventy”), for the reputed 70 scholars who did the work.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɛptjuːəˌdʒɪnt/, /ˈsɛptuːəˌdʒɪnt/, /ˌsɛpˈtuːədʒɪnt/, /ˈsɛptʃuːəˌdʒɪnt/

Proper noun

Septuagint

An ancient translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek, undertaken by Jews resident in Alexandria for the benefit of Jews who had forgotten their Hebrew (well before the birth of Jesus).

Synonyms

LXX

Derived terms

Septuagintal

Translations

an ancient translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek

Arabic: اَلتَّرْجَمَة اَلسَّبْعِينِيَة‎ f (at-tarjama s-sabʿīniyya)
Catalan: Septuaginta
Chinese: 七十士譯本, 七十士译本 (qīshí shì yìběn)
Czech: Septuaginta
Danish: Septuaginta
Dutch: Septuagint
Esperanto: Septuaginto
Estonian: Septuaginta
Finnish: Septuaginta
French: Septante (fr)
German: Septuaginta (de)
Greek: Μετάφραση των Εβδομήκοντα (Metáfrasi ton Evdomíkonta)
Hebrew: תרגום השבעים‎ m (targum ha-shiv‘iyím)

Indonesian: Septuaginta
Italian: Septuaginta
Japanese: 七十人訳聖書 (shichi-jū-nin yaku seisho)
Latin: Septuaginta
Norwegian: Septuaginta
Polish: Septuaginta (pl) f
Portuguese: Septuaginta
Romanian: Septuaginta
Russian: Септуаги́нта (ru) f (Septuagínta)
Spanish: Septuaginta (es) f
Swedish: Septuaginta
Ukrainian: Септуаґінта f (Septuagínta)

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