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The word exegete is a noun, not a verb. An exegete is a person who performs an exegesis. There is no verb form of the word.
Given the current trend to use the word as a verb, however, exegete will likely evolve into a verb. I will say that I’m amazed by how many people in seminary use the word as a verb. As Calvin says, “Verbing weirds language.”
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AIYEEEEE
! Thank you, o kindred spirit. I thought I was the only person bothered by today’s constant “impacting” and “referencing” and “exegeting.” I know there’s nothing I can do to stop the madness, but I feel better now.
Comment by Jenny — August 23, 2005 @ 11:34 am
I’m just glad i can access your blog from work.
And i think Hobbes said that.
Comment by mune — August 23, 2005 @ 12:49 pm
For those who didn’t get Mune’s awesome and subtle reference, here is the text of the comic strip to which he alluded:
Calvin: “I like to verb words.”
Hobbes: “What?”
Calvin: “I take nouns and adjectives and use them as verbs. Remember when `access’ was a thing? Now it’s something you do . It got verbed.”
Calvin: “Verbing weirds language.”
Hobbes: “Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding.”
Comment by Tyler Watson — August 23, 2005 @ 2:43 pm
Thanks for announcementing this.
Comment by Timbo — August 23, 2005 @ 4:47 pm
....thank you, Tyler, for inadvertently exposing my plot to confound the english-speaking world. Time to come up with a new scheme.
Comment by Work — August 23, 2005 @ 7:13 pm
Ahhh… I stand corrected. It has been great conversating with you.
Comment by mune — August 23, 2005 @ 7:22 pm
Sorry Mune, I wasn’t trying to correctify you. I wanted others to know your reference because it was brilliant.
Comment by Tyler Watson — August 24, 2005 @ 6:25 am