Definition
The plural form of exegesis; multiple detailed explanations or interpretations of texts, especially religious or classical writings.
Etymology
From Greek 'exegesis' meaning 'explanation' or 'interpretation,' from 'exegeisthai' meaning 'to lead out' or 'explain,' combining 'ex-' (out) and 'hēgeisthai' (to lead). The term emerged to describe scholarly work of extracting meaning from sacred texts.
Kelly Says
Different exegeses of the same Bible passage can lead to completely different religions—this is why Catholicism, Protestantism, and Orthodox Christianity all interpret scripture differently, and it shows how interpretation itself is powerful.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Exegeses
ek-se-ge-ses
ARالعربية
التفاسير
at-tafasiir
BNবাংলা
exegeses
ek-se-ge-ses
CACatalà
exegeses
ek-se-ge-ses
CSČeština
exegeses
ek-se-ge-ses
DADansk
exegeses
ek-se-ge-ses
DEDeutsch
Exegese
eh-zeh-geh-zee
ELΕλληνικά
εξήγησεις
eh-zee-heh-see-es
ESEspañol
exegesis
eh-xeh-heh-sis
FAفارسی
exegeses
ek-se-ge-ses
FISuomi
exegeses
ek-se-ge-ses
FRFrançais
exégèses
ze-zhe-gaiz
GUGU
exegeses
ek-se-ge-ses
HAHA
exegeses
ek-se-ge-ses
HEעברית
פירושים
pi-ro-sheem
HIहिन्दी
व्याख्या
vyakhya
HUMagyar
exegeses
ek-se-ge-ses
IDBahasa Indonesia
exegeses
ek-se-ge-ses
IGIG
exegeses
ek-se-ge-ses
ITItaliano
exegesi
eh-zeh-heh-zee
KKKK
exegeses
ek-se-ge-ses
KMKM
exegeses
ek-se-ge-ses
KO한국어
exegeses
ek-se-heh-seh-seu
MRMR
exegeses
ek-se-ge-ses
MSBahasa Melayu
exegeses
ek-se-ge-ses
MYမြန်မာ
exegeses
ek-se-ge-ses
NLNederlands
exegeses
ek-se-ge-ses
NONorsk
exegeses
ek-se-ge-ses
PAPA
exegeses
ek-se-ge-ses
PLPolski
exegeses
ek-se-ge-ses
PTPortuguês
exegeses
eh-zeh-heh-sis
RORomână
exegeses
ek-se-ge-ses
RUРусский
exegeses
ek-se-ge-ses
SVSvenska
exegeses
ek-se-ge-ses
SWKiswahili
exegeses
ek-se-ge-ses
TAதமிழ்
exegeses
ek-se-ge-ses
TEతెలుగు
exegeses
ek-se-ge-ses
THไทย
exegeses
ek-se-ge-ses
TLTL
exegeses
ek-se-ge-ses
TRTürkçe
exegeses
ze-zhe-ge-ses
UKУкраїнська
exegeses
ek-se-ge-ses
URاردو
exegeses
ek-se-ge-ses
VITiếng Việt
exegeses
ek-se-ge-ses
YOYO
exegeses
ek-se-ge-ses
ZUZU
exegeses
ek-se-ge-ses