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textus receptus

textus receptus noun: 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.

Noun

textus receptus (plural textus recepti)

  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.

Forms of textus receptus

pluraltextus recepti

Origin of textus receptus

From Latin textus receptus (“received text”).

Questions about textus receptus

What does textus receptus mean?
Textus receptus means 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.
What part of speech is textus receptus?
Textus receptus is a noun.
What is the plural of textus receptus?
The plural of textus receptus is textus recepti.

Words near textus receptus in the dictionary

  1. texturometer
  2. texturometers
  3. texturous
  4. textury
  5. textus recepti
  6. textus receptus
  7. textversation
  8. textversations
  9. textworthy
  10. tey
  11. Teyang

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