exegete

ˈɛksɪdʒiːt

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Definition of exegete - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

religion

TECH.

person skilled in interpreting religious texts

TECH.

The exegete explained the ancient scripture to the congregation.

commentator

interpreter

scholar

interpretation

TECH.

person who interprets complex or esoteric texts

TECH.

As an exegete, she analyzed the philosopher's writings.

analyst

interpreter

Verb

tr.

clarify scripture

TECH.

make the meaning of religious texts clear

TECH.

The priest exegeted the Bible passage during the sermon.

elucidate

expound

interpret

interpretation

TECH.

interpret or explain a text in detail

TECH.

The scholar exegeted the ancient manuscript for the class.

expound

interpret

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Origin of exegete

Greek, ex (out) + hegeisthai (to lead)

Examples of exegete in a sentence

She aspired to become a renowned exegete.
The exegete provided insights into the ancient manuscript.
He was renowned as an exegete of religious texts.
Scholars often exegete ancient texts for modern readers.
He was asked to exegete the Quranic verses.
She exegeted the poem with great insight.

He was asked to exegete the legal document.

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French:exégète, interpréter, ...
German:Exeget, erklären, ...
Italian:esegeta, spiegare, ...
Spanish:exégeta, interpretar, ...
Portuguese:exegeta, explicar, ...
Chinese:解经家, 阐释, ...
Japanese:聖書解釈者, 解釈する, ...
Arabic:مُفَسِّر, فَسَّرَ, ...
Hebrew:פָּרָשָׁן, לְפָרֵשׁ, ...
Russian:экзегет, разъяснять, ...
Ukrainian:екзегет, пояснити, ...
Hindi:व्याख्याता, स्पष्ट करना, ...
Bengali:ধর্মগ্রন্থ বিশারদ, ব্যাখ্যা করা, ...
Catalan:exegeta, exegetar, ...
Czech:exegeta, vykládat, ...
Danish:ekseget, udlægge, ...
Dutch:exegeet, verklaren, ...
Greek:ερμηνευτής, διευκρινίζω, ...
Hungarian:exegéta, értelmezni, ...
Khmer:អ្នកបកស្រាយគម្ពីរ, បកស្រាយគម្ពីរ, ...
Korean:해석자, 해석하다, ...
Persian:مفسر, توضیح داد, ...
Polish:egzegeta, wyjaśniać, ...
Portuguese (BR):exegeta, explicar, ...
Romanian:exeget, a clarifica, ...
Swedish:exeget, utlägga, ...
Thai:นักอธิบายพระคัมภีร์, อธิบาย, ...
Turkish:müfessir, açıklamak, ...
Vietnamese:nhà chú giải, làm rõ, ...

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