Lexical Definition
ἡλικία hēlikía (hay-lik-ee'-ah) age/height G:N-F
from the same as ἡλίκος
age, stature.
- maturity (in years or size)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ἡλικίᾳ | in stature | Luke.19.3 |
| stature | Luke.2.52 | |
| ἡλικίασ | age | Heb.11.11 |
| of stature | Eph.4.13 | |
| ἡλικίαν | age | John.9.21 • John.9.23 |
| lifespan | Matt.6.27 • Luke.12.25 | |
| ηλικίασ | stature | LXX.Ezek.13.18 |
| ηλικία | My stature | LXX.Job.29.18 |
Abbott-Smith
ἡλικία, -ας, ἡ (< ἧλιξ, of the same age, mature), [in LXX: Ez 13:18 (קוֹמָה), Jb 29:18, Wi 4:9, Si 26:17, freq. in II-IV Mac;]
always of age or maturity; "a stage of growth whether measured by age or stature";
1.
(a) age: Mt 6:27, Lk 12:25 (R, mg.), He 11:11;
(b) full age, maturity: Jo 9:21, 23, Eph 4:13.
2. stature: Lk 19:3 (Mt 6:27, Lk 12:25, AV, R, txt.; but the prevailing usage in LXX and π. favours the former meaning in these doubtful passages; cf., Ellic., ICC, AR, on Eph 4:13; Milligan, NTD, 74 f., and esp., MM, Exp., xv; e contra, Field, Notes, 6).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Job | 29:18 |
| Ezekiel | 13:18 |
| Matthew | 6:27 |
| Luke | 12:25 · 19:3 |
| John | 9:21 · 9:23 |
| Ephesians | 4:13 |
| Hebrews | 11:11 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἡλικία-α,
Ionic dialect ἡλικίη, Doric dialect ἁλικία, ἡ, (ἧλιξ) time of life, age, ἤν πως ἡλικίην αἰδέσσεται ἠδ᾽ ἐλεήσῃ γῆρας [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τήνδ᾽ ἡ. ἀστῶν, i.e. their old age, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: accusative used adverbially, in age, νέος ἡλικίην [Refs 5th c.BC+]: so in dative, ἡλικίᾳ ἔτι τότε ὢν νέος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; προεληλυθότες ταῖς ἡ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also ὑπὸ τῆς ἡ. from our age, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ ἐν τῇ αὐτῆ ἡ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ ἀχρεῖον τῆς ἡ. [Refs]; ὅταν.. τοῦ γεννᾶν ἐκβῶσι τὴν ἡ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πόρρω τῆς ἡ. to an advanced age, [Refs]; προήκων ἐς βαθὺ τῆς ἡ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; προϊούσης τῆς ἡ, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ παρ᾽ ἡλικίαν νοῦς beyond one's age, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 prime of life, manhood, ἐν ἁλικίᾳ πρώτᾳ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡλικίαν ἔχειν, εἰς ἡ. ἐλθεῖν, ἀφικέσθαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡλικίην ἔχειν with infinitive, to be of fit age for doing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ ἐν τῇ ἡλικίᾳ men of military age, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ καθεστηκυῖα ἡ. maturity, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of women, womanhood, marriageable age, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 youthful passion, ἡλικίῃ καὶ θυμῷ ἐπιτρέπειν [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 maidenhood, τὴν ἡ. οὐ καλῶς διαφυλάξασαν [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II as collective Noun,= οἱ ἥλικες, those of the same age, comrades, ὃς ἡλικίην ἐκέκαστο ἔγχεϊ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; especially those of military age, τῆς ἡ. ἀπούσης ἐν ταῖς ναυσί [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also, men of any age, παίδων τε καὶ ἀνδρῶν καὶ πάσης ἡ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III time, ταῦτα ἡλικίην ἂν εἴη κατὰ Λάϊον about the time of Laius, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__IV age, generation, ἐπὶ τῆς νῦν ἡ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρὸ τῆς ἡμετέρας ἡ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; εἰς τὴν νῦν ζῶσαν ἡ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; πολλαῖς ἔμπροσθεν ἡ. [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__V of the body, stature, as a sign of age, [NT+5th c.BC+] add a cubit to one's age (compare πήχυιος), [NT]; ἄνδρας ἡμισταδιαίους τὰς ἡ. [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; height of a pillar, [Refs]