Dictionary entry

Exegesis

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Ex′e‐ge″sis (?), n.; pl.Exegeses (#). [NL., fr.Gr. �,fr. � to explain, interpret; � out + � to guide, lead, akin, to � to lead. See Agent.] 1. Exposition; explanation; especially, a critical explanation of a text or portion of Scripture.

2. (Math.) The process of finding the roots of an equation.