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exegete

[ ek-si-jeet ]

/ ˈɛk sɪˌdʒit /

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noun

a person skilled in exegesis.

Also ex·e·get·ist

[ek-si-jet-ist] /ˌɛk sɪˈdʒɛt ɪst/.

Origin of exegete

1720–30; < Greek exēgētḗs guide, director, interpreter, equivalent to exēgē- (see exegesis) + -tēs agent suffix

Words nearby exegete

executor, executory, executrix, exedra, exegesis, exegete, exegetic, exegetical, exegetics, exemia, exempla

Example sentences from the Web for exegete

As long as he remained in Spain he was only known as a clever mathematician and astronomer, not as an exegete.

History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6) |Heinrich Graetz
He is ardently supported by Knenen, the exegete, his colleague at Leyden; and by Rauenhoff, the ecclesiastical historian.

History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology |John F. Hurst
This, in fact, constitutes his real and permanent distinction as an exegete.

History of the Jews, Vol. VI (of 6) |Heinrich Graetz
As an exegete and biblical critic no less than as a grammarian he has left his abiding mark.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 |Various

Both as an exegete and as a typologist he appears as a disciple of the Pharisees.

History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) |Adolph Harnack

British Dictionary definitions for exegete

exegete

exegetist (ˌɛksɪˈdʒiːtɪst, -ˈdʒɛt-)

/ (ˈɛksɪˌdʒiːt) /

noun

a person who practises exegesis

Word Origin for exegete

C18: from Greek exēgētēs, from exēgeisthai to interpret; see exegesis