exegesis

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐξήγησις (exḗgēsis, “interpretation”), from ἐξηγέομαι (exēgéomai, “to explain, interpret”), from ἐξ (ex, “out”) + ἡγέομαι (hēgéomai, “to lead, guide”). === Pronunciation === enPR: ĕkˌ-sĭ-jēˈ -sĭs (UK) IPA(key): /ɛksɪˈdʒiːsɪs/ (US) IPA(key): /ɛksɪˈd͡ʒisɪs/ === Noun === exegesis (countable and uncountable, plural exegeses) A critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially a religious text. An explanatory note; a gloss. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === eisegesis hermeneutics textual criticism == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əɡ.zəˈʒe.zis] IPA(key): (Valencia) [eɡ.zeˈd͡ʒe.zis] === Noun === exegesis pl plural of exegesi == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐξήγησις (exḗgēsis, “interpretation”). === Noun === exēgēsis f (genitive exēgēsis); third declension exegesis exposition ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun (i-stem). == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eɡseˈxesis/ [eɣ̞.seˈxe.sis] Rhymes: -esis Syllabification: e‧xe‧ge‧sis === Noun === exegesis f (plural exegesis) alternative form of exégesis ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “exegesis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025