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The '''English Standard Version''' of the [[Bible]] is an "essentially literal," word-for-word style [[English]] translation by over 100 contributors that was published in 2001.  A word-for-word translation is in contrast with a "thought-for-thought" or functional translation that attempts to convey meaning rather than specific terms.<ref>http://www.gnpcb.org/page/esv.philosophy</ref>  In other words, the English Standard Version strives for formal equivalence more than functional equivalence, although idioms and other passages always require some functional considerations. In January 2009, Oxford University Press began printing an ESV translation with Apocrypha because of the ESV's growing popularity.<ref>[http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Bibles/TextReferenceBibles/?view=usa&ci=9780195289107 English Standard Version Bible with Apocrypha]</ref>

The '''English Standard Version''' of the [[Bible]] is an "essentially literal," word-for-word style [[English]] translation by over 100 contributors that was published in 2001.  A word-for-word translation is in contrast with a "thought-for-thought" or functional translation that attempts to convey meaning rather than specific terms.<ref>http://www.gnpcb.org/page/esv.philosophy</ref>  In other words, the English Standard Version strives for formal equivalence more than functional equivalence, although idioms and other passages always require some functional considerations. In January 2009, Oxford University Press began printing an ESV translation with Apocrypha because of the ESV's growing popularity.<ref>[http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Bibles/TextReferenceBibles/?view=usa&ci=9780195289107 English Standard Version Bible with Apocrypha]</ref> The ESV probably has the least [[liberal bias]] of any modern, academia-based translation.

The ESV utilizes a vocabulary of nearly 14,000 words.  As a word-for-word translation, the ESV is particularly suitable for study using a [[concordance]].  Some of the terminology chosen by ESV is outdated, however, as in its overuse of the term "word" for broader concepts.

The ESV utilizes a vocabulary of nearly 14,000 words.  As a word-for-word translation, the ESV is particularly suitable for study using a [[concordance]].  Some of the terminology chosen by ESV is outdated, however, as in its overuse of the term "word" for broader concepts.