metaphrast
noun
met·a·phrast
ˈmetəˌfrast
plural -s
: translator
specifically : one who turns verse into a different meter or prose into verse
metaphrastic adjective
¦⸗⸗¦frastik
or metaphrastical
-tə̇kəl
metaphrastically adverb
-k(ə)lē
Word History
Etymology
Middle Greek metaphrastēs, from Greek metaphrazein to translate