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ex⋅e⋅gete

  [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; < Gk exēgēts guide, director, interpreter, equiv. to exēgē- (see exegesis ) + -tēs agent suffix
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ex·e·gete   (ěk'sə-jēt')   
n.  A person skilled in exegesis.

[Greek exēgētēs, from exēgeisthai, to interpret; see exegesis.]
ex·e·ge·tist   (ěk'sə-jět'ĭst)   
n.  Variant of exegete.
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