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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: LXX Jackie #195651 01/07/11 03:34 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh having just looked up Septuagint. Our pastor was telling us about it last night at Bible Study, and when I asked if it was based on something about seven, he said no! Well, not sure what he meant by "no". Latin septuaginta '70' is definitely realted historically to septem '7'. The name for the Koine Greek translation of the Tanakh (Old Testament) comes from a passage in the Talmud that says that 72 men translated the Torah (Pentateuch, first five books of the Old Testament) from Hebrew into Greek. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: LXX zmjezhd #195663 01/07/11 04:34 PM Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 677 Middle Earth bexter OP addict OP bexter addict Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 677 Middle Earth Something that I have always wondered is what the etymologies of Latin and Greek words are? I mean they must have come from somewhere right? ----The next sentence is true. The previous sentence is false---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: LXX bexter #195693 01/07/11 07:10 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh Something that I have always wondered is what the etymologies of Latin and Greek words are? I mean they must have come from somewhere right? Yes, they did. All words in all languages came from somewhere. In the case of Greek and Latin (as well as a bunch more Indo-European languages) they come from a hypothetically reconstructed proto-language called Proto-Indo-European. The comparative-historical method (in linguistics) is a process by which words (or roots) in a proto-language can be reconstructed by comparing historical and current languages in a language family. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: LXX zmjezhd #195699 01/07/11 08:49 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Link That wonderful book you once advised gave me a glimpse of this. Not really easy for me, but I got to the end and found it fascinating stuff. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: LXX BranShea #195701 01/07/11 10:08 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh Not really easy for me, but I got to the end and found it fascinating stuff. Sorry about the pain, but glad you enjoyed bits of it. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,331 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 854 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 32 A C Bowden 15 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,542 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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