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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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Tyndale introduced the English people to a God who eats with sinners, heals the sick and comforts the grief-stricken: a loving God on a mission to rescue mankind.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 26, 2026

In “The New Book of Christian Martyrs,” which Mr. Moore and scholar Jerry Pattengale just released with Tyndale House Publishers’ Momentum imprint, adds the stories of more recent attacks in Africa and elsewhere.

From Washington Times May 10, 2023

Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk and his wife, Shelly Kacsmaryk, were devastated when their first child, a girl they named Tyndale, was stillborn.

From New York Times Apr. 7, 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

The Translators of 1611, not understanding the incident, were content, as Tyndale, following the Vulgate327, had been before them, to render ἀπέπλυναν τὰ δίκτυα,—“were washing their nets.”

From The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by John William Burgon

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