PARALIPOMENA

Etymology

Noun

paralipomena pl (plural only)

In literary analysis, the different text variants or text witnesses researched when creating a critical edition.

Supplementary literary material.

Source: Wiktionary

PARALIPOMENON

Par`a*li*pom"e*non, n. pl. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. paraleipome`nwn of things omitted, pass. p. pr. (neuter genitive plural) fr.

Definition: A title given in the Douay Bible to the Books of Chronicles.

Note: In the Septuagint these books are called Paraleipome`nwn prw on and dey`teron, which is understood, after Jerome's explanation, as meaning that they are supplementary to the Books of Kings W. Smith.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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