epexegesis

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noun

ep·​ex·​e·​ge·​sis ˌe-ˌpek-sə-ˈjē-səs 

plural epexegeses ˌe-ˌpek-sə-ˈjē-ˌsēz 

: additional explanation or explanatory matter

epexegetical

ˌe-ˌpek-sə-ˈje-ti-kəl 

adjective

or epexegetic

ˌe-ˌpek-sə-ˈje-tik 

epexegetically

ˌe-ˌpek-sə-ˈje-ti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

epexegetical

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adjective

ep·​exegetical

variants or less commonly epexegetic

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: constituting epexegesis

the temptation of … piling up epexegetic clauses

—George Saintsbury

epexegetically adverb

He uses first a general verb meaning "offense against" a neighbor and then epexegetically defines that activity with a more precise infinitive.

—Earl J. Richard, First and Second Thessalonians, 2007

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Greek epexēgēsis, from epi- + exēgēsis exegesis

Adjective

from epexegesis, after such pairs as English exegesis: exegetical, exegetic

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1577, in the meaning defined above