Indian Bible
Preserved but no longer current.
The first complete Bible printed in America, being translated into the dialect of the Indians of Massachusetts by John Eliot, and published by Samuel Green and Marmaduke Johnson (with the king's permission) in 1663.
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 “Indian Bible” mean?
The first complete Bible printed in America, being translated into the dialect of the Indians of Massachusetts by John Eliot, and published by Samuel Green and Marmaduke Johnson (with the king's permission) in 1663.
Is “Indian Bible” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.