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exegesis.

exegesis

8 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. exegesis

    declension-3

  2. exposition

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) Ancient Greek ἡγέομαι (hēgéomai) Ancient Greek ἐξηγέομαι (exēgéomai) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek ἐξήγησις (exḗgēsis)bor. Latin exēgēsis Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐξήγησις (exḗgēsis, “interpretation”).

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