Lexical Definition
γῆρας gēras (ghay'-ras) old age G:N-N
akin to γέρων
old age.
- senility
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| γήρωσ | his old age | LXX.1Kgs.14.4 |
| of old age | LXX.Gen.37.3 | |
| old age | LXX.Isa.46.4 | |
| γήρουσ | of his old age | LXX.1Kgs.15.23 |
| of old age | LXX.1Kgs.11.4 • LXX.Ps.71.9 | |
| old age | LXX.Gen.44.20 • LXX.Gen.48.10 • LXX.Ps.71.18 | |
| γήρει | old age | LXX.Ps.92.14 • Luke.1.36 |
| γήρασ | in old age | LXX.Gen.42.38 • LXX.Gen.44.29 |
| old age | LXX.Gen.21.2 • LXX.Gen.44.31 • LXX.Prov.16.31 • LXX.Prov.30.17 | |
| γήρα | my old age | LXX.Gen.21.7 |
| old age | LXX.Gen.15.15 • LXX.Gen.25.8 • LXX.1Chr.29.28 | |
| γήράσ | my old age | LXX.Ps.92.10 |
| your old age | LXX.2Sam.19.33 |
Abbott-Smith
γῆρας, Attic, gen. (-αος) -ως, dat. ᾳ; Ion. and κοινή, -εος (-ους), dat. -ει, τό, [in LXX for שֵׂיבֶה, etc.;]
old age: ἐν γήρει, Lk 1:36.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Luke | 1:36 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
γῆρας, τό,
genitive γήραος [Refs 8th c.BC+], contraction γήρᾳ [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—old age, γ. λυγρόν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; opposed to γ. λιπαρόν, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; γῆρας ἐκδῦναι, ἀποσείσασθαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ γήρως in old age, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σὺν γήρᾳ, ἐν γ. βαρύς, [γῆρας τοῦδε τοῦ μιάσματος">Refs 5th c.BC+], i.e. it never wears out, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II cast skin, slough of a serpent, γῆρας ἐκδύνειν [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of crabs, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
γῆρος, τό,
={γῆρας}, not found in nominative, genitive γήρους [NT+5th c.BC+]; γήρεϊ variant cited in [Refs 8th c.BC+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Gen.15.15 ☩ Luke.1.36