Septuagint

noun

Sep·​tu·​a·​gint sep-ˈtü-ə-jənt 

-ˈtyü-;

ˈsep-tə-wə-ˌjint

: a Greek version of the Jewish Scriptures redacted in the third and second centuries b.c. by Jewish scholars and adopted by Greek-speaking Christians

Septuagintal

(ˌ)sep-ˌtü-ə-ˈjin-tᵊl 

-ˌtyü-;

ˌsep-tə-wə-

adjective

Examples of Septuagint in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Among them was the Septuagint, the first Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible—essential for Alexandria’s large Jewish population, who spoke Greek rather than Hebrew. —Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 27 Feb. 2025

With the efflorescence of Christianity, a religion rooted in the Old Testament, through the Septuagint, knowledge of the temple spread. —Lynn Whidden, Scientific American, 26 July 2024

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin Septuaginta, from Latin, seventy, irregular from septem seven + -ginta (akin to Latin viginti twenty); from the approximate number of its translators — more at seven, vigesimal

First Known Use

1566, in the meaning defined above