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Where does “ἑρμηνεία” come from?

ἑρμηνεία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἑρμηνεύω, from Ancient Greek -εύω, from Ancient Greek -εύς — Added to noun or adjective stems to form a...

ἑρμηνεία (Ancient Greek): interpretation, explanation, hermeneutics;...

Definitions

  1. interpretation, explanation, hermeneutics;...

Ancestry of “ἑρμηνεία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἑρμηνεύωto interpret, esp. of languages; to explain; to...
2Ancient Greek-εύωAdded to the stems of agent or other nouns in...
3Ancient Greek-εύςAdded to noun or adjective stems to form a...

Words derived from “ἑρμηνεία”

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