Original Word: γῆρας, ρως, τό
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: géras
Phonetic Spelling: (ghay'-ras)
Short Definition: old age
Definition: old age.STRONGS NT 1094: γῆρας

γῆρας, γηραός (γερως), Ionic γηρεος, dative γήρει, γήρει, τό (from Homer down), old age: Luke 1:36 ἐν γήρει G L T Tr WH for Rec. ἐν γήρᾳ, a form found without variant in Sir. 25:3; (also Psalm 91:15 (); cf. Genesis 15:15 Alex.; Genesis 21:7; Genesis 25:8; 1 Chronicles 29:28 ibid.; Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 10, 7 [ET] variant; cf. Tdf. Proleg., p. 117); Fritzsche on Sir. 3:12; Sturz, De dial. Maced. etc., p. 155; Winers Grammar, (36 and) 64 (62); (Buttmann, 15 (14)).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

old age.

Akin to geron; senility -- old age.

see GREEK geron

Forms and Transliterations

γήρα γήρας γήράς γηρει γήρει γήρους γήρως gerei gērei gḗrei

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