Complutensian Polyglot Bible
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The Complutensian Polyglot Bible is a landmark early 16th-century multilingual edition of the Bible that presents the scriptures in parallel Hebrew, Greek, and Latin texts, reflecting Renaissance humanist scholarship.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Complutensian Polyglot Bible canonical | 3 |
| Biblia Polyglotta Complutensis | 1 |
| Complutensian Bible | 1 |
| Polyglot Bible | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3227073 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Complutensian Polyglot Bible Context triple: [Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros, notableWork, Complutensian Polyglot Bible]
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Zurich Bible
The Zurich Bible is a seminal 16th-century German translation of the Bible produced in Zurich under Huldrych Zwingli and his colleagues, which became a foundational text of the Swiss Reformation.
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Geneva Bible
The Geneva Bible is a 16th-century English translation of the Bible notable for its extensive marginal notes and widespread use among early Protestant reformers and English-speaking Protestants, including the Pilgrims.
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C.
Georgian Bible
The Georgian Bible is a translation of the Christian scriptures into the Georgian language, historically rooted in early Eastern Christian traditions.
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D.
Lollard Bible
The Lollard Bible is an early Middle English translation of the Scriptures linked to the Lollard reform movement, notable for promoting vernacular access to the Bible in late medieval England.
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E.
Codex Nuttall
Codex Nuttall is a pre-Columbian Mixtec pictographic manuscript that records the genealogy, history, and religious narratives of Mixtec rulers and communities in what is now southern Mexico.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Complutensian Polyglot Bible Target entity description: The Complutensian Polyglot Bible is a landmark early 16th-century multilingual edition of the Bible that presents the scriptures in parallel Hebrew, Greek, and Latin texts, reflecting Renaissance humanist scholarship.
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A.
Zurich Bible
The Zurich Bible is a seminal 16th-century German translation of the Bible produced in Zurich under Huldrych Zwingli and his colleagues, which became a foundational text of the Swiss Reformation.
-
B.
Geneva Bible
The Geneva Bible is a 16th-century English translation of the Bible notable for its extensive marginal notes and widespread use among early Protestant reformers and English-speaking Protestants, including the Pilgrims.
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C.
Georgian Bible
The Georgian Bible is a translation of the Christian scriptures into the Georgian language, historically rooted in early Eastern Christian traditions.
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D.
Lollard Bible
The Lollard Bible is an early Middle English translation of the Scriptures linked to the Lollard reform movement, notable for promoting vernacular access to the Bible in late medieval England.
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E.
Codex Nuttall
Codex Nuttall is a pre-Columbian Mixtec pictographic manuscript that records the genealogy, history, and religious narratives of Mixtec rulers and communities in what is now southern Mexico.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bible edition
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Renaissance scholarly work ⓘ polyglot Bible ⓘ printed book ⓘ |
| aimedTo | provide accurate biblical text based on original languages ⓘ |
| approximatePublicationPeriod | 1514–1517 ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | Christian humanism ⓘ |
| compiledAt | University of Alcalá ⓘ |
| compiledIn | Alcalá de Henares ⓘ |
| containsPart |
Apocrypha
ⓘ
linked to:
Apocrypha (in early editions)
New Testament ⓘ Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
|
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| editor |
Cardinal Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros
ⓘ
linked to:
Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros
|
| firstPublicationDate | 1520 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Biblia Polyglotta Complutensis
ⓘ
linked to:
Complutensian Polyglot Bible
Complutensian Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Complutensian Polyglot Bible
|
| hasTitle | Complutensian Polyglot Bible ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Renaissance ⓘ |
| includesFeature |
Hebrew grammar and dictionary
ⓘ
critical apparatus ⓘ parallel columns of different languages ⓘ |
| includesText |
Latin Vulgate text
ⓘ
Masoretic Hebrew text ⓘ
linked to:
Masoretic Text
Septuagint Greek text ⓘ |
| influenced |
biblical textual criticism
ⓘ
later polyglot Bibles ⓘ |
| languageOfText |
Greek
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| NewTestamentLanguages |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin Vulgate ⓘ
linked to:
Vulgate
|
| notableFor |
reflecting Renaissance humanist scholarship
ⓘ
scholarly comparison of Hebrew, Greek, and Latin texts ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 6 ⓘ |
| OldTestamentLanguages |
Greek
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ Latin Vulgate ⓘ
linked to:
Vulgate
|
| patron |
Cardinal Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros
ⓘ
linked to:
Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros
|
| placeOfPublication | Alcalá de Henares ⓘ |
| printingCompleted | 1517 ⓘ |
| printingTechnology | movable type ⓘ |
| scriptUsed |
Greek minuscule script
ⓘ
Hebrew square script ⓘ Latin script ⓘ |
| significance | first major printed polyglot edition of the entire Bible ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy |
Catholic Monarchs of Spain
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linked to:
Catholic Monarchs
Crown of Castile ⓘ |
| supervisedBy |
Cardinal Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros
ⓘ
linked to:
Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros
|
| workOnProjectBegan | 1502 ⓘ |
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Subject: Complutensian Polyglot Bible Description of subject: The Complutensian Polyglot Bible is a landmark early 16th-century multilingual edition of the Bible that presents the scriptures in parallel Hebrew, Greek, and Latin texts, reflecting Renaissance humanist scholarship.
Referenced by (6)
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linked to: Complutensian Polyglot Bible
linked to: Complutensian Polyglot Bible
linked to: Complutensian Polyglot Bible