exegete

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἐξηγητής (exēgētḗs, “expounder, interpreter”). === Pronunciation === enPR: ĕkˈ -sĭ-jētˌ (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɛksɪˌdʒiːt/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɛksɪˌd͡ʒit/ === Noun === exegete (plural exegetes) A person skilled in exegesis; an interpreter of texts, difficult passages, law, oracles, and similar obscure or esoteric sources. Synonyms: exegetist, hermeneut, hermeneutician, hermeneuticist ==== Translations ==== === Verb === exegete (third-person singular simple present exegetes, present participle exegeting, simple past and past participle exegeted) (transitive) (chiefly religion) To interpret; to perform an exegesis on. ==== Translations ==== === Related terms === == Portuguese == === Verb === exegete inflection of exegetar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Romanian == === Noun === exegete feminine plural of exeget === References === “exegete”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eɡseˈxete/ [eɣ̞.seˈxe.t̪e] Rhymes: -ete Syllabification: e‧xe‧ge‧te === Verb === exegete inflection of exegetar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative ==== Usage notes ==== See exegeté for the accented Spanish verb form.