Term
Septuagint
A Greek version of the Hebrew Bible and Apocrypha, produced in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC for Greek-speaking Jews and adopted by the early church.
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Definition
A Greek version of the Hebrew Bible (or Old Testament), including the Apocrypha, made for Greek-speaking Jews in Egypt in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC and adopted by the early Christian Churches.
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Last revised August 14, 2026