ex·e·ge·sis 
(ĕk′sə-jēsĭs)
(ĕk′sə-jēsĭs)n. pl. ex·e·ge·ses (-sēz)
Critical explanation or analysis, especially of a text.
[Greek exēgēsis, from exēgeisthai, to interpret : ex-, ex- + hēgeisthai, to lead; see sāg- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
ex′e·getic (-jĕtĭk), ex′e·geti·cal adj.
ex′e·geti·cal·ly adv.