Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Robert Bruce Compton" <rcompton AT dbts.edu>]

I have a question regarding the explanation of the apparatus in BHS. On 
page L in the editio minor, the editors explain the use of the parenthesis 
by the Latin phrase "secundum rem." I have tried looking this up in Latin 
dictionarys and the sense appears to be either "according to the reading" 
or "secondary reading." In the UBS text for the Greek NT, a parenthesis 
signifies that a particular version supports a reading "generally," that 
is, "with minor differences." Can the Latin in BHS be made to say this or 
does the parenthesis in BHS signify something different?

Bruce Compton
Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary