Hermeneutics is derived from the Greek word á¼ÏÎ¼Î·Î½ÎµÏÏ (hermeneuÅ, translate, interpret), from á¼ÏÎ¼Î·Î½ÎµÏÏ (hermeneus, translator, interpreter), of uncertain etymology (R. S. P. Beekes has suggested a Pre-Greek origin).iblical hermeneutics is the study of the principles of interpretation of the Bible. While Jewish and Christian biblical hermeneutics have some overlap, they have distinctly different interpretive traditions.