eisegesis

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek εἰς (eis, “into”) and English exegesis. Historically unrelated to the Ancient Greek εἰσήγησις (eisḗgēsis, “proposing, advising”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /aɪsɪˈdʒiːsɪs/ (US) IPA(key): /aɪsɪˈd͡ʒisɪs/ === Noun === eisegesis (countable and uncountable, plural eisegeses) An interpretation, especially of Scripture, that reflects the personal ideas or viewpoint of the interpreter; reading something into a text that is not there. ==== Related terms ==== exegesis