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Septuagint Definition

Sep·tua·gint (septo̵̅o̅ ə jint, -tyo̵̅o̅-)

noun

a translation into Greek of the Hebrew Scriptures made several centuries

Etymology: < L septuaginta, seventy: because of the ancient tradition that it was completed in 70 (or 72) days by 72 Palestinian Jews for Ptolemy II of Egypt

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