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exegete|ˈɛksɪdʒiːt|
[ad. Gr. ἐξηγητής an expounder, interpreter, f. ἐξηγέεσθαι (see exegesis): cf. F. exégète.]
An expounder, interpreter.
1. Greek Antiq. At Athens, one of those three members of the Eumolpidæ, whose province it was to interpret the religious and ceremonial law, the signs in the heavens, and oracles.
1730–6in Bailey (folio), Exegetes, persons among the Athenians learned in the laws of the juris consulti; whom the judges used to concult in capital cases. 1869A. W. Ward tr. Curtins' Greece II. ii. iv. 19 Apollo himself was the supreme Exegete, the ultimate source of legality.
2. One who explains or interprets difficult passages; one skilled in exegesis; an expounder.
1859Ellicott Comm. Gal. Pref. (ed. 2) 25 For the former [Chrysostom]..as an exegete, I entertain the greatest respect. 1872Contemp. Rev. XXI. 74 Goodwin, an exegete..hardly second to Chillingworth. 1885Plumptre Spir. in Prison 364 Unrivalled as an exegete of Scripture. |
