exégesis
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐξήγησις (exḗgēsis, “interpretation, explanation”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eɡˈsexesis/ [eɣ̞ˈse.xe.sis]
- Rhymes: -exesis
- Syllabification: e‧xé‧ge‧sis
Noun
exégesis f (plural exégesis)
Related terms
- exégeta (“exegete, exegetist”)
- exegetar (“to exegete”)
- exegéticamente (“exegetically”)
- exegético (“exegetic, exegetical”)
- exegetista
Further reading
- “exégesis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024