paraphrastic vs. periphrastic
"*All* Bibles are paraphrastic (not to be confused with periphrastic, which only some Bibles are)." — Abraham Piper on Twitter
par·a·phrase (pr-frz)
n.
1. A restatement of a text or passage in another form or other words, often to clarify meaning.
periphrasis [pəˈrɪfrəsɪs]
n pl -rases [-rəˌsiːz]
1. a roundabout way of expressing something; circumlocution
Definitions from The Free Dictionary
n.
1. A restatement of a text or passage in another form or other words, often to clarify meaning.
periphrasis [pəˈrɪfrəsɪs]
n pl -rases [-rəˌsiːz]
1. a roundabout way of expressing something; circumlocution
Definitions from The Free Dictionary
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