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Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐξηγητής (exēgētḗs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛɡ.zɛˈɡɛ.ta/
- Rhymes: -ɛta
- Syllabification: eg‧ze‧ge‧ta
Noun
egzegeta m pers (female equivalent egzegetka)
- (linguistics, theology) exegete (person skilled in exegesis; an interpreter of texts, difficult passages, signs, law, the words of an oracle, and similar obscure or esoteric sources)
- (Ancient Greece, historical) exegete (interpreter of sacred law and oracles)
- (Ancient Greece, historical) exegete (official overseeing the worship of the gods in ancient Athens)
Declension
Further reading
- egzegeta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- egzegeta in Polish dictionaries at PWN