LXX

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1. the number 70 in Roman numerals: used to represent the Septuagint.

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LXX British  

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1. Septuagint

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Example Sentences

There are in the LXX extra clauses, which are not in Θ, scattered throughout the book; three verses between 14 and 15, one at the end, and considerable enlargements of vv.

From The Three Additions to Daniel, a Study by Daubney, William Heaford

Bugati in his edition of Daniel gives this Syriac and the LXX text in parallel columns.

From The Three Additions to Daniel, a Study by Daubney, William Heaford

It is noteworthy that these mistranslations are for the most part found in Jeremiah—a fact which has rightly drawn scholars to the conclusion that we owe the LXX of Baruch i.-iii.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various

It is just possible, however, that he may have meant that the true LXX version was absent from it.

From The Three Additions to Daniel, a Study by Daubney, William Heaford

The LXX version was certainly known to Theodotion, since he copies much of it, yet not quite so largely as in the Song of the Three.

From The Three Additions to Daniel, a Study by Daubney, William Heaford