Septuagint

/sɛpˈtu.ə.d͡ʒənt/

Synonyms for "septuagint" (13 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (3)

Noun(1 words)
canonical collection

Strong matches (4)

Noun(4 words)
deuterocanongreek biblegreek canongreek old testament

Related words (6)

Noun(5 words)
greek textual witnesslxxlxx canonlxx textseptuagint text

Choosing the right synonym

  • Closest matches in this entry: bible, canon, canonical collection, deuterocanon, greek bible.
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Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

6 entries
biblical canonbiblical manuscriptsbiblical translationreligious canonsreligious texttextual witness

More specific

15 entries
Additions to DanielAdditions to EstherBook of BaruchBook of JudithBook of SirachBook of TobitCodex SinaiticusCodex VaticanusEastern Orthodox canonFirst MaccabeesHexaplaProtestant canonRoman Catholic canonSecond MaccabeesWisdom of Solomon

Collocations

6 entries
Codex VaticanusGreek Old TestamentHexapla editionLXX translationSeptuagint manuscriptSeptuagint textual criticism

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

2006, Katrin Hauspie, Theodoret and Messianic Verses in the Septuagint version of Ezekiel, Michael Anthony Knibb (editor), The Septuagint and Messianism, Leuven University Press, Peeters Publishers (Peeters Leuven), page 503, Traces of messianism in the Septuagint have occupied scholars for years; the Book of Ezekiel too has challenged attention in this specific domain of research.

Source: wiktionary

2009, Jan Joosten, The Prayer of Azariah (DanLXX 3): Sources and Origin, Johann Cook (editor), Septuagint and Reception, BRILL, page 5, The Septuagint originated, for the most part, as a translation of a source text. As such it represents a link—and a very important one—in the reception history of the Hebrew-Aramaic scriptures. But the Septuagint very soon turned into a literary and religious reference in its own right. […] The Septuagint itself became the starting point for a new reception history.

Source: wiktionary

Other important works appeared that continued the discussion about the position of the Septuagint within postclassical Greek.

Source: wiktionary

This tenebrosity of the interior, he proceeded to say, hath not been illumined by the wit of the septuagint nor so much as mentioned for the Orient from on high which brake hell’s gates visited a darkness that was foraneous.

Source: wiktionary

Common questions

What are the closest synonyms for "septuagint"?

Closest matches include bible, canon, canonical collection, deuterocanon, greek bible.

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