"exegete" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɛksɪdʒiːt/ [UK], /ˈɛksɪd͡ʒit/ [US] Forms: exegetes [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐξηγητής (exēgētḗs). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|ἐξηγητής}} Ancient Greek ἐξηγητής (exēgētḗs) Head templates: {{en-noun}} exegete (plural exegetes)
  1. A person skilled in exegesis; an interpreter of texts, difficult passages, signs, law, the words of an oracle, and similar obscure or esoteric sources. Translations (person skilled in exegesis): مُفَسِّر (mufassir) (Arabic), тълкувател (tǎlkuvatel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), exegeta [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), 注釋家 (zhùshìjiā) (Chinese Mandarin), 評註家 (Chinese Mandarin), 评注家 (píngzhùjiā) (Chinese Mandarin), 訓詁家 (Chinese Mandarin), 训诂家 (xùngǔjiā) (Chinese Mandarin), tekstuitlegger [masculine] (Dutch), tekstuitlegster [feminine] (Dutch), exegeet [masculine] (Dutch), exegete [feminine] (Dutch), eksegeetti (Finnish), exégète (French), Exeget [masculine] (German), Exegetin [feminine] (German), esegeta [masculine] (Italian), egzegeta [masculine] (Polish), egzegetka [feminine] (Polish), экзеге́т (ekzegét) [masculine] (Russian), толкователь (tolkovatelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), egzègēt (Serbo-Croatian), exégeta [masculine] (Spanish), exegetisa [feminine] (Spanish), exeget [common-gender] (Swedish), müfessir (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-exegete-en-noun-0-QWXAwh Categories (other): Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 45 55

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈɛksɪdʒiːt/ [UK], /ˈɛksɪd͡ʒit/ [US] Forms: exegetes [present, singular, third-person], exegeting [participle, present], exegeted [participle, past], exegeted [past]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐξηγητής (exēgētḗs). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|ἐξηγητής}} Ancient Greek ἐξηγητής (exēgētḗs) Head templates: {{en-verb}} exegete (third-person singular simple present exegetes, present participle exegeting, simple past and past participle exegeted)
  1. (chiefly religion) To interpret; to perform an exegesis. Categories (topical): Religion, Occupations, People Translations (perform an exegesis): فَسَّرَ (fassara) (Arabic), 訓詁 (Chinese Mandarin), 训诂 (xùngǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 註疏 (Chinese Mandarin), 注疏 (zhùshū) (Chinese Mandarin), selittää (Finnish), exegesieren (etwas) (German), exegieren (etwas) (German), eksegere (Norwegian Bokmål), utlegge (Norwegian Bokmål), eksegere (Norwegian Nynorsk), legge ut (Norwegian Nynorsk), yorumlamak (Turkish), tefsir etmek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-exegete-en-verb-SWxfbVi9 Disambiguation of Occupations: 26 74 Disambiguation of People: 1 99 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 12 88 Topics: lifestyle, religion

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1960, Glenn R. Morrow, Charles Harry Kahn, Plato's Cretan City: A Historical Interpretation of the Laws, →ISBN:",
          "text": "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.",
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          "text": "Theophrastus' \"superstitious man\" finds that a mouse has gnawed a hole in his meal sack and, obviously thinking it a portent, consults the exegete as to what he shall do... The exegete tells him, according to Theophrastus, to take the sack to a leather shop and have it mended. If this is drawn from life, it indicates that the exegetes discharged their functions with humour and common sense.",
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      "code": "ar",
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      "word": "مُفَسِّر"
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      "sense": "person skilled in exegesis",
      "word": "注釋家"
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      "sense": "person skilled in exegesis",
      "word": "評註家"
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      "roman": "píngzhùjiā",
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      "word": "评注家"
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      "sense": "person skilled in exegesis",
      "word": "訓詁家"
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      "sense": "person skilled in exegesis",
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "person skilled in exegesis",
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "person skilled in exegesis",
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      "word": "exegeet"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "person skilled in exegesis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "exegete"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person skilled in exegesis",
      "word": "eksegeetti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person skilled in exegesis",
      "word": "exégète"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person skilled in exegesis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Exeget"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person skilled in exegesis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Exegetin"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "person skilled in exegesis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "esegeta"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "person skilled in exegesis",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "egzegeta"
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      "sense": "person skilled in exegesis",
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      "word": "egzegetka"
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ekzegét",
      "sense": "person skilled in exegesis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "экзеге́т"
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "толкователь"
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      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "person skilled in exegesis",
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      "word": "exégeta"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "person skilled in exegesis",
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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "person skilled in exegesis",
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      "word": "exeget"
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "person skilled in exegesis",
      "word": "müfessir"
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}

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          "ref": "1905, Borden P. Bowne, “Moral Training in the Public Schools”, in Homiletic Review, page 93:",
          "text": "History, not the dictionary, must exegete this doctrine. When thus exegeted, the secularity of our Government, as shown by the intentions of its founders, the customs of the people, and the continuous decisions of the courts, means simply the separation of church and state.",
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      "sense": "perform an exegesis",
      "word": "فَسَّرَ"
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      "sense": "perform an exegesis",
      "word": "訓詁"
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      "roman": "xùngǔ",
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "perform an exegesis",
      "word": "註疏"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhùshū",
      "sense": "perform an exegesis",
      "word": "注疏"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "perform an exegesis",
      "word": "selittää"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "perform an exegesis",
      "word": "exegesieren (etwas)"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "perform an exegesis",
      "word": "exegieren (etwas)"
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      "code": "nb",
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      "sense": "perform an exegesis",
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      "code": "nb",
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      "sense": "perform an exegesis",
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      "code": "nn",
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      "sense": "perform an exegesis",
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      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "perform an exegesis",
      "word": "legge ut"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "perform an exegesis",
      "word": "yorumlamak"
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "perform an exegesis",
      "word": "tefsir etmek"
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