Word of the Day for Wednesday, November 18, 2009
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exegesis \ek-suh-JEE-sis\, noun;
exegesis \ek-suh-JEE-sis\, noun;
plural exegeses \-seez\:
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Exposition; explanation; especially, a critical explanation of a text.
Exposition; explanation; especially, a critical explanation of a text.
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We will never get a coherent exegesis from the B.O. about any of his agendas!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Exegesis comes from Greek, from exegeisthai, "to explain, to interpret," from ex-, "out of" + hegeisthai, "to lead, to guide." Thus an exegesis is, at root, "a leading or guiding out of" a complexity.
Exegesis comes from Greek, from exegeisthai, "to explain, to interpret," from ex-, "out of" + hegeisthai, "to lead, to guide." Thus an exegesis is, at root, "a leading or guiding out of" a complexity.
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