exegete
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exegete
- /ˈɛksɪˌdʒiːt/ UK
- /ˈɛksəˌd͡ʒit/ US
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From Ancient Greek ἐξηγητής (exēgētḗs, “expounder, interpreter”).
noun exegetes
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A person skilled in exegesis; an interpreter of texts, difficult passages, law, oracles, and similar obscure or esoteric sources.
A text that could not speak to the present was dead, and the exegete had a duty to revive it.
Similar: exegetist, hermeneut, hermeneutician, hermeneuticist
verb exegetes · exegeting · exegeted
- (chiefly religion) To interpret; to perform an exegesis on. History, not the dictionary, must exegete this doctrine. When thus exegeted, the secularity of our Government, as shown by the intentions of its founders, the customs of the people, and the continuous decisions of the courts, means simply the separation of church and state.
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noun person skilled in exegesis
| Español | exégeta, exegetista |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 注釋家 /注释家 zhùshìjiā, 評註家 /评注家 píngzhùjiā, 訓詁家 /训诂家 xùngǔjiā |
| Português | exegeta, exegetista |
| Français | exégète |
| Deutsch | Exeget, Exegetin |
| Italiano | esegeta |
| Română | exeget, exegetă |
| Русский | экзеге́т ekzegét, толкователь tolkovatelʹ |
| العربية | مُفَسِّر mufassir |
verb to perform an exegesis on
| Español | exegetar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 訓詁 /训诂 xùngǔ, 註疏 /注疏 zhùshū |
| Português | exegetar |
| Deutsch | exegesieren (etwas), exegieren (etwas) |
| العربية | فَسَّرَ fassara |
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