LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

exēgēsis

exēgēsis f (genitive exēgēsis)

Meaning

  1. exegesis
  2. exposition

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeexēgēsisexēgēsēs
genitiveexēgēsisexēgēsium
dativeexēgēsīexēgēsibus
accusativeexēgēsem
exēgēsin		exēgēsēs
exēgēsīs
ablativeexēgēseexēgēsibus
vocativeexēgēsisexēgēsēs

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
  3. Proto-Hellenic*eks
  4. Ancient Greek ἐκ(ek)
  5. Ancient Greek ἐκ-(ek-)
  6. Ancient Greek ἡγέομαι(hēgéomai)
  7. Ancient Greek ἐξηγέομαι(exēgéomai)
  8. Ancient Greek -τῐς(-tĭs)
  9. Ancient Greek -σῐς(-sĭs)
  10. Latinexēgēsis

Ancient Greek ἐξήγησις (exḗgēsis)bor. Latin exēgēsis Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐξήγησις (exḗgēsis, “interpretation”).

Quick answers

What does exēgēsis mean in Latin?
exēgēsis, a noun, means “exegesis; exposition”.
What is the genitive of exēgēsis?
The genitive singular is exēgēsis. exēgēsis is feminine, third declension.
Where does exēgēsis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ → Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs → Proto-Hellenic *eks → Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) → Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) → Ancient Greek ἡγέομαι (hēgéomai) → Ancient Greek ἐξηγέομαι (exēgéomai) → Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) → Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) → Latin exēgēsis.