Abrahamus Trommius (August 23, 1633 — May 29, 1719), also known as Abraham Trom, was a Dutch pastor and

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theologian. He belonged to the

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. He is known for his concordance to the

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, nicknamed ''De Trommius''.

Career

Trommius studied

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, and

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at the

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. After completing his studies in

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, he made various study trips abroad; he ended up in various locations such as

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and

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. After his academic studies he started in 1658 at the ministry in Haren (within the province of Groningen). In 1671, he left Haren for the city of Groningen. In addition to preaching, he also focused on writing a large number of theological works. The best known of these was his concordance to the ''1637 States Translation'', with which he immediately gained fame upon publishing. In 1662 he started with his father-in-law Johannes Martinus, with a start to this work in which the various Bible places are indicated per word in which the word in question appears. After the death of his father-in-law in 1665, he continued this large-scale work alone. During the period 1672—1691 the complete concordance of both the

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and the

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saw the light. This standard work in three parts became a concept and appeared many times in reprint, up to the present. In 1717 he received an

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from the University of Groningen for it. In addition to this concordance, he also made one for the

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in 1717, the ''Concordantiae Graecae Versionis Vulgo Dictae LXX Interpretum''

Reception and responses

In 1718, the French orientalist

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wrote ‘''Vindiciæ Kircherianæ, sive Animadversiones in novas Abrahami Trommii Concordantias Græcas versionis vulgo dictæ LXX. Interpretum'',’ which was considered an unfair attack on Trommius, who was then an aged man. In the 1750s, British North American theologian

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consulted Trommius' concordance on the

in his "Blank Bible."

References

1633 births 1719 deaths University of Groningen alumni 17th-century Dutch Calvinist and Reformed ministers 17th-century Dutch theologians 18th-century Dutch Calvinist and Reformed ministers Dutch Calvinist and Reformed theologians {{Christian-clergy-stub