Meanings
adjectiveexegetic (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or pertaining to exegesis; exegetical; explanatory; interpretive.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiverelating to exegesis
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
- Proto-Hellenic*eks
- Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
- Ancient Greekἐκ- (ek-)
- Ancient Greekἡγέομαι (hēgéomai)
- Ancient Greekἐξηγέομαι (exēgéomai)
- Ancient Greekἐξηγητικός (exēgētikós)
- Englishexegetic
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐξηγητικός (exēgētikós).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan exegètic
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Finnish eksegeettinen
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French exégétique
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German exegetisch
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Italian esegetico
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Polish egzegetyczny
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Portuguese exegético, exegetista
- exegéticoTranslations
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Romanian exegetic
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Spanish exegético, exegetista
- exegéticoTranslations
- exegetistaTranslations
Swedish exegetisk
- exegetiskTranslations
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with exegetic
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
exegetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exegetic
MLA
“exegetic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exegetic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exegetic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exegetic.
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