Septuagint

The Septuagint, sometimes shortened to LXX is a translation of the Old Testament and various Hebrew writings into Greek. It was commonly used in the time of Jesus.

It is needed to understand the New testament. Although the New Testament was written in Greek, many conversations happened in Aramaic and were describing Hebrew concepts. For that reason, the Septuagint's translation of a Hebrew word shows the Hebrew word that a New Testament Greek word is describing. For example, the Septuagint translates the Hebrew word Sheol as Hades. Therefore, the Greek word Hades in the New Testament is used in place of Sheol. The following table shows New Testament Greek words that the Septuagint uses as a translation of Hebrew words.