textus receptus


tex·tus re·cep·tus

T0137450 (tĕk′təs rĭ-sĕp′təs)n.1. Textus Receptus The Greek text of the New Testament that became standard in printed editions from the 1500s to the end of the 1800s.2. The text of a written work that is generally considered genuine or original.
[Latin, received text : textus, text + receptus, past participle of recipere, to receive.]

tex•tus re•cep•tus

(ˈtɛk stəs rɪˈsɛp təs)
n. a text of a work that is generally accepted as being genuine or original. [1855–60; < New Latin: received text]