English → Latin
“exegesis” in Latin
interpretātiōexplanation, exposition, interpretation; a translation, version; signification, meaningexplānātiōexplanation, interpretation; exposition; articulation, pronunciationēnārrātiōa detailed exposition or interpretation; a teacher's explanation or interpretation of a text, which he would deliver to explānōto flatten or spread out; to explainexplicōto unfold, unfurl, uncoil, loosen, undo; to spread out, stretch out, extend, display, deploy; to disentangle, solve, set
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
exegesis
interpretatio: explanatio (explanation of the author’s meaning): enarratio (oral exposition of his meaning): *ars interpretandi, explanandi, explicandi (veteres scriptores, etc., as a science): enarratio auctorum (Vid: Quint., 1, 9, 1).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for exegesis?
- The usual Latin words for “exegesis” are interpretātiō, explānātiō, ēnārrātiō; also explānō, explicō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.