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American Standard Version

American Standard Version

1 7.5
An English translation of the Bible based on the King James Version first published in the United States in 1901
  • noun
  • /əˈmɛrɪkən ˈstændərd ˈvɜrʒən/
: Versión estándar americana
  • The text of the American Standard Version includes well-known passages that have been cherished for generations.

Examples

  • American Standard Version (ASV)

    Blog text (26)

  • The American Standard Version was first published in 1901 as an English translation of the Bible.

  • Many people prefer reading the American Standard Version for its clarity and faithfulness to the original texts.

Synonyms

American Revised Version
vsAmerican Standard Version
  • US
1 8.9

A revised edition of the King James Bible made in the United States in the late 1800s

is published later in 1901

Surface Forms

American Standard Version singular

Morphology

American + standard + version

The phrase is largely compositional: 'American' + 'standard' + 'version' signals a particular American edition or accepted edition, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can infer it refers to a U.S. standard edition or version of something. However, the exact referent—specifically that it is a named English Bible translation and its historical/publishing details—is not derivable from the parts alone, so full interpretation requires prior exposure.

Etymology

The name American Standard Version comes from a U.S. group that wanted a clear, standard version of the English 'Bible' for American churches. They revised earlier translations and published this 'version' in 1901, so the name now means a U.S. revised English 'translation' of the 'Bible'.