exégesis

  • 11exegesis — [ek΄sə jē′sis] n. pl. exegeses [ek΄sə jē′sēz΄] [Gr exēgēsis, explanation < exēgeisthai, to lead, explain < ex , out + hēgeisthai, to lead, guide < IE base * seg , *sag , to trace, suspect > SEEK, L sagire, to perceive quickly]… …

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  • 12Exegesis — Ex e*ge sis, n.; pl. {Exegeses}. [NL., fr.Gr. ?,fr. ? to explain, interpret; ? out + ? to guide, lead, akin, to ? to lead. See {Agent}.] 1. Exposition; explanation; especially, a critical explanation of a text or portion of Scripture. [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 13exegesis — index comment, construction, content (meaning), explanation, note (brief comment) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 14exegesis — ► NOUN (pl. exegeses) ▪ critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially of scripture. DERIVATIVES exegetic adjective exegetical adjective. ORIGIN Greek, from ex geisthai interpret …

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  • 15Exégesis — (Del gr. exegesis < exegeisthai, guiar, exponer.) ► sustantivo femenino Explicación o interpretación filológica, histórica o doctrinal de un texto, en especial de la Biblia. IRREG. plural exégesis tb:exegesis * * * exégesis o, menos frec.,… …

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  • 16exégesis — {{#}}{{LM E16955}}{{〓}} {{SynE17400}} {{[}}exégesis{{]}} ‹e·xé·ge·sis› (también {{◎}}exegesis{{ ̄}}) {{◆}}(pl. exégesis){{◇}} {{《}}▍ s.f.{{》}} Explicación o interpretación de un texto, especialmente del bíblico: • Desde antiguo, los doctores de la …

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  • 17exegesis — /ek si jee sis/, n., pl. exegeses / seez/. critical explanation or interpretation of a text or portion of a text, esp. of the Bible. [1610 20; < Gk exégesis an interpretation, explanation, equiv. to ex EX 3 + (h)ege (verbid s. of hegeîsthai to&#8230; …

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  • 18exegesis — A Greek word (found in the LXX but not in NT) meaning ‘explanation’. It refers nowadays to commentary on the biblical text to elucidate obscurities and to relate one word or verse or section to others in order to define exact meanings. Modern&#8230; …

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  • 19exegesis — [[t]e̱ksɪʤi͟ːsiːz[/t]] exegeses N VAR: usu with supp, oft N of n An exegesis is an explanation and interpretation of a piece of writing, especially a religious piece of writing, after very careful study. [FORMAL] ...the kind of academic exegesis&#8230; …

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  • 20exegesis — UK [ˌeksɪˈdʒiːsɪs] / US [ˌeksəˈdʒɪsɪs] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms exegesis : singular exegesis plural exegeses UK [ˌeksɪˈdʒiːsiːz] / US [ˌeksəˈdʒɪˌsɪz] formal an explanation that helps you to understand a piece of writing, especially …

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