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Tindale

Tindale

9.9
An English scholar who made the first English Bible translation from Hebrew and Greek sources
  • proper noun
: Tindale
  • The scholar Tindale faced persecution for his radical views on translating religious texts into English.

Examples

  • In 1536, Tindale was executed for heresy, marking a significant event in the history of religious translation.

  • Many historians regard Tindale's translation as a major turning point in English religious history.

  • Some of the phrases coined by Tindale are still used in modern English Bibles.

  • The church authorities strongly opposed Tindale for translating the Bible into English.

  • William Tindale was a pioneering translator.

  • Did you know Tindale translated the Bible?

  • William Tindale is renowned for his groundbreaking English translation of the Bible, completed in the early 16th century.

Synonyms

Tyndale
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2 9.9

An English scholar who translated the Bible into English and inspired later versions like the King James Bible

stresses the first translation from Hebrew and Greek instead of reformer role
William Tindal
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9.6

An English scholar who translated the Bible into English and was executed for Protestant beliefs

focuses on producing the first translation from original Hebrew and Greek
William Tindale
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9.3

An English translator who made the Bible readable in English and influenced later English Bibles

highlights the scholarly work from original languages rather than martyrdom

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Tindale is a family name from a place name: it joins Tyne, a river name, and dale 'valley', so it originally meant 'valley by the Tyne'. Today Tindale refers to William Tindale, the English scholar who translated the Bible into English, so the name now reminds us of that translator.