Thesaurus: septuagint

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1. n. A Greek version of the Old Testament; -- so called because it was believed to be the work of seventy (or rather of seventy-two">seventy-two) translators.
2. A Greek version of the Old Testament; -- so called because itwas believed to be the work of seventy (or rather of seventy-two">seventy-two)translators.
3. n the oldest Greek version of the Old Testament; said to have been translated from the Hebrew by Jewish scholars at the request of Ptolemy II