Greek Writings
E19390
Greek Writings is the portion of the Septuagint that contains the books originally composed in Greek rather than translated from Hebrew or Aramaic.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Greek Prophets | 1 |
| Greek Writings canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Greek Writings Context triple: [Septuagint, hasPart, Greek Writings]
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A.
Attic Greek
Attic Greek is the classical dialect of Ancient Greek used in Athens and its region, which became the literary and cultural standard and the main basis for later Koine Greek.
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B.
Koine Greek
Koine Greek is the common dialect of ancient Greek that served as the primary language of the New Testament and early Christian writings.
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C.
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca is an ancient Greek mythographical handbook that systematically compiles and summarizes the major myths and genealogies of Greek mythology.
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D.
Classical Greek philosophy
Classical Greek philosophy is the foundational period of Western thought, centered on figures like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, that established core ideas in ethics, metaphysics, logic, and political theory.
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E.
Greek Antiquity
Greek Antiquity refers to the civilization, culture, and artistic production of ancient Greece from the early archaic period through the Hellenistic era, foundational to Western art, philosophy, and politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Greek Writings Target entity description: Greek Writings is the portion of the Septuagint that contains the books originally composed in Greek rather than translated from Hebrew or Aramaic.
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A.
Attic Greek
Attic Greek is the classical dialect of Ancient Greek used in Athens and its region, which became the literary and cultural standard and the main basis for later Koine Greek.
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B.
Koine Greek
Koine Greek is the common dialect of ancient Greek that served as the primary language of the New Testament and early Christian writings.
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C.
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca is an ancient Greek mythographical handbook that systematically compiles and summarizes the major myths and genealogies of Greek mythology.
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D.
Classical Greek philosophy
Classical Greek philosophy is the foundational period of Western thought, centered on figures like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, that established core ideas in ethics, metaphysics, logic, and political theory.
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E.
Greek Antiquity
Greek Antiquity refers to the civilization, culture, and artistic production of ancient Greece from the early archaic period through the Hellenistic era, foundational to Western art, philosophy, and politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical text corpus
ⓘ
portion of the Septuagint ⓘ |
| approximateDateRange | circa 3rd century BCE to 1st century CE ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Alexandrian Jewish community ⓘ |
| citationLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| composedIn | Greek ⓘ |
| contains |
2 Maccabees
ⓘ
Additions to Daniel (Greek compositions such as the Prayer of Azariah and the Song of the Three Youths) ⓘ
linked to:
Additions to Daniel
Additions to Esther (Greek expansions not based on a known Hebrew original) ⓘ Letter of Jeremiah (in traditions where considered a Greek composition) ⓘ
linked to:
Letter of Jeremiah
Prayer of Manasseh (in traditions where included in the Septuagint corpus) ⓘ
linked to:
Prayer of Manasseh
Wisdom of Solomon ⓘ
linked to:
Book of Wisdom
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| definition | portion of the Septuagint containing books originally composed in Greek rather than translated from Hebrew or Aramaic ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Aramaic Bible translations in the Septuagint
ⓘ
Hebrew Bible translations in the Septuagint ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
includes material not present in the Masoretic Text
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original composition in Greek rather than translation from a Semitic language ⓘ reflects Hellenistic Jewish thought ⓘ |
| influenced |
early Christian theology
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patristic exegesis ⓘ |
| language |
Greek
ⓘ
Koine Greek ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
epistle
ⓘ
historical narrative ⓘ prayer ⓘ wisdom literature ⓘ |
| partOf | Septuagint ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Apocrypha
ⓘ
linked to:
Apocrypha (in early editions)
Deuterocanonical books ⓘ Septuagint canon ⓘ
linked to:
Septuagint
|
| religiousContext |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| script | Greek alphabet ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus |
anagignoskomena in Eastern Orthodoxy
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apocryphal in most Protestant traditions ⓘ deuterocanonical in Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| tradition |
Hellenistic Judaism
ⓘ
linked to:
Hellenistic Jews
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| usedBy |
Greek-speaking Jews of the Hellenistic period
ⓘ
early Greek-speaking Christians ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Eastern Orthodox biblical tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Oriental Orthodox biblical tradition ⓘ Roman Catholic biblical tradition (as part of the deuterocanonical corpus) ⓘ some Anglican and Protestant traditions (as part of the Apocrypha) ⓘ |
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Subject: Greek Writings Description of subject: Greek Writings is the portion of the Septuagint that contains the books originally composed in Greek rather than translated from Hebrew or Aramaic.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Greek Writings