English Explanatory Dictionary

textus receptus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The succession of printed Greek texts of the New Testament which constituted the translation base for various early versions of the Bible in Western and Central Europe.
  2. A text of a work that is generally accepted as being genuine or original.

Word forms

textus receptus textus recepti

Etymology

From Latin textus receptus (“received text”).

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