Complutensian Polyglot
Preserved but no longer current.
The great edition, in six folio volumes, containing the Hebrew and Greek texts, the Septuagmt, the Vulgate, and the Chaldee paraphrase of the Pentateuch with a Latin translation, together with Greek and Hebrew grammars and a Hebrew Diction- ary, prepared and printed at the expense of Cardinal Ximenes, and published at Alcala (the ancient Complutum) near Madrid, 1513-17.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Complutensian Polyglot” mean?
The great edition, in six folio volumes, containing the Hebrew and Greek texts, the Septuagmt, the Vulgate, and the Chaldee paraphrase of the Pentateuch with a Latin translation, together with Greek and Hebrew grammars and a Hebrew Diction- ary, prepared and printed at the expense of Cardinal Ximenes, and published at Alcala (the ancient Complutum) near Madrid, 1513-17.
Is “Complutensian Polyglot” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.