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Seventy

proper nounattested in dialogue

The translators of the Septuagint

proper noun

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    The translators of the Septuagint

    The Seventy have totally miſrepreſented Iſaiah viii.14, 15 […].

    It was impossible to avoid pagan terminology altogether, however, and the Seventy relaxed their vigilance when dealing with poetry.

    Jerome could accommodate himself to the ecclesiastical consensus, but he expresses clearly and trenchantly his critical opinion that the Seventy were not inspired […].

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