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exegete

[ek-si-jeet]

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noun

a person skilled in exegesis.

Also, ex·e·get·ist

[ek-si-jet-ist] .

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

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exegete or exegetist (ˈɛksɪˌdʒiːt, ˌɛksɪˈdʒiːtɪst, -ˈdʒɛt-)

—n
	a person who practises exegesis

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

exegetist or exegetist

—n

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

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exegete

1730, from Gk. exegetes, from exegeisthai (see exegesis).

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