exegesis

exegesis [ek-si-jee-sis] Word Origin noun, plural ex·e·ge·ses [ek-si-jee-seez] /ˌɛk sɪˈdʒi siz/.

1. critical explanation or interpretation of a text or portion of a text, especially of the Bible.

Origin of exegesis 1610–20; Greek exḗgēsis an interpretation, explanation, equivalent to ex- ex-3 + (h)ēgē- (verbid stem of hēgeîsthai to guide) + -sis -sis Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Related Words for exegeses explanation, exposition, analysis British Dictionary definitions for exegeses exegesis noun plural -ses (-siːz)

1. explanation or critical interpretation of a text, esp of the BibleCompare eisegesis

Word Origin for exegesis C17: from Greek, from exēgeisthai to interpret, from ex- 1 + hēgeisthai to guide Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for exegeses exegesis n.

1610s, from Greek exegesis “explanation, interpretation,” from exegeisthai “explain, interpret,” from ex “out” (see ex- (2)) + hegeisthai “to lead, guide,” from PIE root *sag-. Related: Exegetical.

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