Etymology

textus receptus

Today it 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. Full definition →

Latin textus receptus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromtextus receptus“received text”
  2. English todaytextus receptus

From Latin textus receptus (“received text”).

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