Definition
Plural of exegete; multiple scholars or specialists who interpret and analyze texts, particularly religious, philosophical, or classical writings.
Etymology
Greek plural of 'exegetes.' The term has maintained consistent meaning since ancient times as scholars have always needed to explain difficult or sacred texts to others.
Kelly Says
In ancient Alexandria, Jewish and Greek exegetes worked in the same libraries interpreting the Torah in Greek (the Septuagint)—showing how even 2,300 years ago, translation and interpretation were acts of cultural bridge-building.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
exegetes
eh-kse-get-es
ARالعربية
مفسّرون
mufaassiroon
BNবাংলা
exegetes
eh-kse-get-es
CACatalà
exegetes
eh-kse-get-es
CSČeština
exegetes
eh-kse-get-es
DADansk
exegetes
eh-kse-get-es
DEDeutsch
Exegeten
eh-kseh-GET-en
ELΕλληνικά
exegetes
eh-kse-get-es
ESEspañol
exegetas
eh-heh-GET-as
FAفارسی
exegetes
eh-kse-get-es
FISuomi
exegetes
eh-kse-get-es
FRFrançais
exégètes
ze-heh-GET
GUGU
exegetes
eh-kse-get-es
HAHA
exegetes
eh-kse-get-es
HEעברית
exegetes
eh-kse-get-es
HIहिन्दी
exegetes
ek-si-get-es
HUMagyar
exegetes
eh-kse-get-es
IDBahasa Indonesia
exegetes
ek-si-get-es
IGIG
exegetes
eh-kse-get-es
ITItaliano
esegeti
eh-seh-GET-ee
JA日本語
exegetes
ekisegetesu
KKKK
exegetes
eh-kse-get-es
KMKM
exegetes
eh-kse-get-es
KO한국어
exegetes
ekisegeteseu
MRMR
exegetes
eh-kse-get-es
MSBahasa Melayu
exegetes
eh-kse-get-es
MYမြန်မာ
exegetes
eh-kse-get-es
NLNederlands
exegetes
eh-kse-get-es
NONorsk
exegetes
eh-kse-get-es
PAPA
exegetes
eh-kse-get-es
PLPolski
exegetes
eh-kse-get-es
PTPortuguês
exegetas
eh-heh-GET-as
RORomână
exegetes
eh-kse-get-es
RUРусский
exegetes
egzegetes
SVSvenska
exegetes
eh-kse-get-es
SWKiswahili
exegetes
eh-kse-get-es
TAதமிழ்
exegetes
eh-kse-get-es
TEతెలుగు
exegetes
eh-kse-get-es
THไทย
exegetes
ek-si-get-es
TLTL
exegetes
eh-kse-get-es
TRTürkçe
exegetes
ekzegetes
UKУкраїнська
exegetes
eh-kse-get-es
URاردو
exegetes
eh-kse-get-es
VITiếng Việt
exegetes
ek-si-get-es
YOYO
exegetes
eh-kse-get-es
ZUZU
exegetes
eh-kse-get-es
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
Same institutional history of male dominance in interpretive authority roles.
Inclusive Usage
Neutral term; use to refer to plural interpreters of any gender.
Empowerment Note
Women exegetes have been foundational to liberation theology, feminist hermeneutics, and postcolonial biblical interpretation; their methodological innovations deserve foregrounding.