Bible Dictionaries
Metaphrase

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) An answering phrase; repartee.

(2):

(n.) A verbal translation; a version or translation from one language into another, word for word; - opposed to paraphrase.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Metaphrase'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/metaphrase.html. 1828.