EXEGESIS


Meaning of EXEGESIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌek-sə-ˈjē-səs, ˈek-sə-ˌ ]

noun

( plural ex·e·ge·ses -ˈjē-(ˌ)sēz)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek exēgēsis, from exēgeisthai to explain, interpret, from ex- + hēgeisthai to lead — more at seek

Date: 1619

: exposition , explanation ; especially : an explanation or critical interpretation of a text

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