English Explanatory Dictionary

exegesis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially a religious text.
  2. An explanatory note; a gloss.

Pronunciation

ĕkˌ-sĭ-jēˈ -sĭs /ɛksɪˈdʒiːsɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-exegesis.wav /ɛksɪˈd͡ʒisɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-exegesis.wav

Word forms

exegesis exegeses

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐξήγησις (exḗgēsis, “interpretation”), from ἐξηγέομαι (exēgéomai, “to explain, interpret”), from ἐξ (ex, “out”) + ἡγέομαι (hēgéomai, “to lead, guide”).

Related words

eisegesis epexegesis exegete exegetic exegetical exegetics exegetist hermeneutics textual criticism
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