Denis Amelot (or Amelote, or Amelotte; 1609 – 7 October 1678) was a

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biblical

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who is notable for his French translation of the

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(4 vols. 1666-170). In his translation he quoted Greek minuscule manuscripts: 42, 43, 44, and 149 (in Gregory-Aland numbering). It is claimed that his translation of the New Testament contained the much-disputed Johannine Comma (1 John v. 7).

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Amelote was born in Saintes, in the ancient Province of

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. He was ordained a priest in 1631, was a Doctor of the Sorbonne, and became a member of the

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. He was a prominent opponent of

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. He died in

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1609 births 1678 deaths People from Saintes, Charente-Maritime 17th-century French Roman Catholic priests French Oratory 17th-century French writers 17th-century French male writers Roman Catholic biblical scholars Translators of the Bible into French 17th-century Christian biblical scholars 17th-century French translators {{france-nonfiction-writer-stub

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