Figure Name | hermeneia |
Source | Bullinger (1898) ("hermeneia; or, interpretation") |
Earliest Source | None |
Synonyms | interpretation, explanation |
Etymology | None |
Type | None |
Linguistic Domain | |
Definition |
1. Repetition for the Purpose of Interpreting what has been already said... This figure is so-called because, after a particular statement the explanation follows immediately to make more clear what has been less clearly. (Bullinger, 429) |
Example |
1. Ps. 77:19.- After saying |
Kind Of | Repetition |
Part Of | |
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Notes | |
Confidence | Unconfident |
Last Editor | Ioanna Malton |
Confidence | Unconfident |
Editorial Notes | |
Reviewed | No |