exeges

Swedish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐξήγησις (exḗgēsis). First attested in 1837.

Noun

exeges c

  1. exegesis (an explanation or interpretation of a text, especially the Bible)
    • 1988, Per Beskow, “Skriften som fiktion”, in Signum[1], number 3, archived from the original on 1 August 2025:
      Origenes var i hög grad beroende av Filons exegeser.
      Origen was to a high degree dependent on Philo's exegeses.
    • 2023 October 16, Malte Persson, “Är vi mer bekväma med Bilbo än Bibeln?”, in Expressen[2], archived from the original on 17 August 2024:
      Skiftet från lojal exeges till historisk-kritisk förståelse som Bibelforskningen genomgick för två sekler sen har inte helt nått Midgårds akademiska fandom.
      The shift from loyal exegesis to historical-critical understanding, which Biblical scholarship underwent two centuries ago, has not quite reached the academic fandom of Middle-earth.

Declension

Declension of exeges
nominative genitive
singular indefinite exeges exeges
definite exegesen exegesens
plural indefinite exegeser exegesers
definite exegeserna exegesernas

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