Septuagint

/ˌsɛptʃəwəˈdʒɪnt/

Other forms: Septuagints

Definitions of Septuagint

1. noun

   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
   example of:

   Old Testament

   the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible