Emily Dickinson Lexicon

VER'SION, n. [Fr. from L. versio.]

1. A turning; a change or transformation; as, the version of air into water. [Unusual.] – Bacon.
2. Change of direction; as, the version of the beams of light. [Unusual.] – Bacon.
3. The act of translating; the rendering of thoughts or ideas expressed in one language, into words of like signification in another language. How long was Pope engaged in the version of Homer?
4. Translation; that which is rendered from another language. We have a good version of the Scriptures. There is a good version of the Pentateuch in the Samaritan. The Septuagint version of the Old Testament was made for the benefit of the Jews in Alexandria.