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Tyndale

American  
[tin-dl] / ˈtɪn dl /
Or Tindal,

noun

  1. William, c1492–1536, English religious reformer, translator of the Bible into English, and martyr.


Tyndale British  
/ ˈtɪndəl /

noun

  1. William. ?1492–1536, English Protestant and humanist, who translated the New Testament (1525), the Pentateuch (1530), and the Book of Jonah (1531) into English. He was burnt at the stake as a heretic

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The man in question, hiding in Germany, was William Tyndale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Inmates can request a “Life Recovery Bible,” from evangelical publisher Tyndale, which “has basically the 12 steps built into it,” he said, referring to the program used by Alcoholics Anonymous and other abuse recovery groups.

From Washington Times • Jul. 5, 2023

William Tyndale who translated the Bible into English said that he wanted anyone - even a 'lowly plowboy' - to read the scriptures.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2022

Cromwell is also, as Mantel sees him, a closet Protestant, monitoring Luther’s battles with Rome and exchanging secret letters with Tyndale, the English translator of the Bible, about the “brutal truth” of the Scriptures.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2021

In 1528 and the following year books by Tyndale, Roy, and Frith appeared purporting to be printed by “Hans Luft at Malborowe in the land of Hesse.”

From Fine Books by Pollard, Alfred W. (Alfred William)

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