γέρων gerōn · G1088
an old man
γέρων, -οντος, ὁ, ; [in LXX for זָקֵן ; ] ; an old man: Jhn.3:4.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
γέρων, οντος, ὁ, ; old man, []; 2 γέροντες, οἱ, Elders, Chiefs, κίκλησκεν δὲ γέροντας ἀριστῆας Παναχαιῶν []; in other states, as at Elis, []; II as adjective, old, γέρον σάκος []; οἶνος []; πέπλος, λέμβος, []: rarely in Prose, οἱ γέροντες τῶν ἰχθύων []; of stags, []; Ἀντίγονος ὁ γ. Antigonus the Elder, []; III part of the spinning-wheel, []. (Sanskrit járant- 'old', járati 'render infirm'; compare γέρας.)
Where it's used 1 time
Source: TBESG G1088; TFLSJ G1088
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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