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Tyndale

Tyndale

2 9.9
An English scholar who translated the Bible into English and inspired later versions like the King James Bible
  • proper noun
  • /ˈtɪn.deɪl/
: Tyndale
  • The early English translator of the Bible, William Tyndale, was harsher.
  • William Tyndale

Examples

  • The original Tyndale was executed by government authority for printing the Bible in English.

    Blog text (28)

  • Or how about William Tyndale, the leading translator of the Bible into English?

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  • The names that came up were John Wycliffe and William Tyndale.

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  • "For Tyndale, God's word stood over and against all human traditions and opinions.

    Academic text (2006)

  • William Tyndale was a groundbreaking scholar whose translations of the Bible into English greatly influenced Protestantism.

  • Tyndale's efforts to make the Scriptures accessible in English laid the groundwork for future translations, including the King James Bible.

  • In his time, William Tyndale was known for his profound dedication to translating the Bible, which ultimately cost him his life.

Synonyms

William Tindale
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9.3

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

is the identical figure but written with a different surname spelling
Tindale
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9.9

An English scholar who made the first English Bible translation from Hebrew and Greek sources

is the identical figure but written with a different surname form
William Tindal
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9.6

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

is the identical figure but spelled with another surname variant

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Tyndale is the name of William Tyndale, the English scholar who translated the Bible into everyday English so people could read it themselves. The last name Tyndale probably comes from a place name made of Tyne, meaning 'river', and dale, meaning 'valley', so a helpful way to remember him is to think 'Tyne valley' and that he brought the Bible into English.