Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

textus receptus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables: tex-tus re-cep-tus
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

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

A text of a work that is generally accepted as being genuine or original.

Etymology

From Latin textus receptus (“received text”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: textus receptus

Inflected Forms

textus recepti (plural)

Questions

What does textus receptus mean?: 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.
Where does textus receptus come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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