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septuagint

/ˈsep.tju.ə.dʒɪnt/

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noun

/ˈsep.tju.ə.dʒɪnt/C2formal
  • ruИмя собственное, обозначающее древнейший греческий перевод Ветхого Завета, который, по преданию, был выполнен еврейскими учёными по просьбе Птолемея II.

A proper noun referring to the oldest Greek translation of the Old Testament, traditionally said to have been produced by Jewish scholars at the request of Ptolemy II.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. Ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew BibleC2formal

    The oldest known Greek translation of the Old Testament, traditionally said to have been produced by 72 Jewish scholars in Alexandria during the reign of Ptolemy II.

    ruСептуагинта

    • The Septuagint was widely used by Greek-speaking Jews in the ancient world.
    • Many early Christian writers quoted from the Septuagint.
    • Scholars study the Septuagint to understand the textual history of the Bible.

    Synonymslxxseventy

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