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recension Definition

re·cen·sion (ri sen′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a revising of a text on the basis of a critical examination of sources
  2. a revised text so produced

Etymology: L recensio < recensere, to revise < re-, again + censere, to value: see censure

recension Synonyms

recension

n.

revision, reprint, new version, reexamination; see edition, review 2, revision.

recension Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • text: First, there is the fact that there are two recensions of the Greek text.
  • book: The second of these, as will be seen, is a Pharisaic recension of the book.

Converse of object

  • represent: The conjecture that &#1488; represents the recension of Pierius is in no way incompatible with the view that B represents that of Hesychius.
  • undertake: When I first read the three constituent novels ( this was before Waugh undertook the recension ) I found them wayward and puzzling.
  • do: Naturally he first explains his purpose in doing the recension.

Adjective modifier

  • secondary: This secondary Greek recension was not due to a purely Greek revision of the book, it depends upon a secondary Hebrew recension.
  • different: These would soon be enlarged and altered, becoming what we might call different recensions.
  • Greek: This secondary Greek recension was not due to a purely Greek revision of the book, it depends upon a secondary Hebrew recension.
  • new: For the celebration of January 14th 1752 they printed a new recension of the song on a folio sheet.
  • textual: It would be well to discuss the variants in these textual recensions.

Noun used with modifier

  • text: The False So-Called " Syrian Text Recension " of 250 and 350 A.D. Refuted.