Example Sentences
Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 6 June 2018
The person performing such an analysis is an exegete.
—John Mcintyre, baltimoresun.com, 26 June 2017
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Word History
Greek exēgētēs, from exēgeisthai
circa 1736, in the meaning defined above
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“Exegete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exegete. Accessed 8 Jun. 2023.
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