varia lectio

Etymology

 * (feminine singular form of, “different”; whence ) + (“a reading”; whence ) = “a different reading”

Noun

 * 1)  Any one of the interpretations or readings of a given passage in a text which differ from copy to copy, from edition to edition, from manuscript to manuscript, or from translation to translation.

Translations

 * German: andere Lesart, unterschiedliche Lesung, verschiedene Lesart
 * Greek: διαφορετική γραφή