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exegetes

UK/ˈɛksɪˌdʒiːts/US/ˈɛksɪˌd͡ʒits/

exegetes is the plural of exegete.

exegetes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of exegete.

Meaning of exegete

Noun

exegete (plural exegetes)

  1. A person skilled in exegesis; an interpreter of texts, difficult passages, law, oracles, and similar obscure or esoteric sources.
    • A text that could not speak to the present was dead, and the exegete had a duty to revive it.2009, Karen Armstrong, The Case for God, Vintage, published 2010, page 94

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Questions about exegetes

What is exegetes the plural of?
Exegetes is the plural of exegete.
How do you pronounce exegetes?
Exegetes is pronounced /ˈɛksɪˌdʒiːts/ (UK).

Words near exegetes in the dictionary

  1. exegesis
  2. exegesist
  3. exegesists
  4. exegete
  5. exegeted
  6. exegetes
  7. exegetic
  8. exegetical
  9. exegetical neutrality
  10. exegetically
  11. exegeticist

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