exegete
noun/ˈɛksɪˌdʒiːt/UK/ˈɛksɪˌd͡ʒit/US
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐξηγητής (exēgētḗs, “expounder, interpreter”).
Definitions
A person skilled in exegesis
A person skilled in exegesis; an interpreter of texts, difficult passages, law, oracles, and similar obscure or esoteric sources.
- A text that could not speak to the present was dead, and the exegete had a duty to revive it.
- In Plato's state all three exegetes will be selected by Apollo. This is contrary to the practice of Hellenistic times, according to the evidence so ably marshaled by Oliver, when only two of the exegetes were named by the oracle.
(chiefly religion) To interpret
(chiefly religion) To interpret; to perform an exegesis on.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for exegete. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA