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exegesis

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ex⋅e⋅ge⋅sis

  [ek-si-jee-sis]
–noun, plural -ses  [-seez] .
critical explanation or interpretation of a text or portion of a text, esp. of the Bible.
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Origin:
1610–20; < Gk exgēsis an interpretation, explanation, equiv. to ex- ex- 3 + (h)ēgē- (verbid s. of hēgeîsthai to guide) + -sis -sis
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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 
1619, from Gk. exegeisthai "explain, interpret," from ex- "out" + hegeisthai "to lead, guide."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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