exegete

[ ek-si-jeet ]

/ ˈɛk sɪˌdʒit /

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noun

a person skilled in exegesis.

Nearby words

Also ex·e·get·ist

[ek-si-jet-ist] /ˌɛk sɪˈdʒɛt ɪst/.

Origin of exegete

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

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Examples from the Web for exegete

As long as he remained in Spain he was only known as a clever mathematician and astronomer, not as an exegete.
History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz
He is ardently supported by Knenen, the exegete, his colleague at Leyden; and by Rauenhoff, the ecclesiastical historian.
History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology|John F. Hurst
This, in fact, constitutes his real and permanent distinction as an exegete.
History of the Jews, Vol. VI (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz
As an exegete and biblical critic no less than as a grammarian he has left his abiding mark.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1|Various

Both as an exegete and as a typologist he appears as a disciple of the Pharisees.
History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7)|Adolph Harnack

British Dictionary definitions for exegete

exegete

exegetist (ˌɛksɪˈdʒiːtɪst, -ˈdʒɛt-)

/ (ˈɛksɪˌdʒiːt) /

noun

a person who practises exegesis

Word Origin for exegete

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

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