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ex⋅e⋅ge⋅sis
[ek-si-jee-sis] 
sɪˈdʒi
–noun, plural -ses [-seez] .
[-seez] . | critical explanation or interpretation of a text or portion of a text, esp. of the Bible. |
gēsis
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| ex·e·ge·sis (ěk'sə-jē'sĭs) n. pl. ex·e·ge·ses (-sēz) Critical explanation or analysis, especially of a text. [Greek exēgēsis, from exēgeisthai, to interpret : ex-, ex- + hēgeisthai, to lead; see sāg- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Exegesis
Ex`e*ge"sis\, n.; pl. Exegeses. [NL., fr.Gr. ?,fr. ? to explain, interpret; ? out + ? to guide, lead, akin, to ? to lead. See Agent.]1. Exposition; explanation; especially, a critical explanation of a text or portion of Scripture. 2. (Math.) The process of finding the roots of an equation. [Obs.]
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exegesis
1619, from Gk. exegeisthai "explain, interpret," from ex- "out" + hegeisthai "to lead, guide."
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