exégesis

See also: exegesis

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐξήγησις (exḗgēsis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɡˈsexesis/ [eɣ̞ˈse.xe.sis]
• Rhymes: -exesis
• Syllabification: e‧xé‧ge‧sis

Noun

exégesis f (plural exégesis)

1. (theology) exegesis

Related terms

• exégeta
• exegético

 

Further reading

• “exégesis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014