ἡλικία hēlikia · G2244

age/height

ἡλικία, -ας, ἡ; (ἧλιξ, of the same age, mature), [in LXX: Eze.13:18 (קוֹמָה), Job.29:18, Wis.4:9, Sir.26:17, frequently in 2-4 Mac ; ] ; always of age or maturity; "a stage of growth whether measured by age or stature"; 1. (a) age: Mat.6:27, Luk.12:25 (R, mg.), Heb.11:11; (b) full age, maturity: Jhn.9:21, 23, Eph.4:13. ; 2. stature: Luk.19:3 (Mat.6:27, Luk.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, l.with; Milligan, NTD, 74 f., and esp., MM, Exp., xv; e contra, Field, Notes, 6).†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἡλῐκί-α, ; Ionic dialect ἡλικίη, Doric dialect ἁλικία, ἡ, (ἧλιξ) time of life, age, ἤν πως ἡλικίην αἰδέσσεται ἠδ᾽ ἐλεήσῃ γῆρας []; τήνδ᾽ ἡ. ἀστῶν, i.e. their old age, []: accusative used adverbially, in age, νέος ἡλικίην []: so in dative, ἡλικίᾳ ἔτι τότε ὢν νέος []; προεληλυθότες ταῖς ἡ. []; also ὑπὸ τῆς ἡ. from our age, []; οἱ ἐν τῇ αὐτῆ ἡ. []; τὸ ἀχρεῖον τῆς ἡ. []; ὅταν.. τοῦ γεννᾶν ἐκβῶσι τὴν ἡ. []; πόρρω τῆς ἡ. to an advanced age, []; προήκων ἐς βαθὺ τῆς ἡ. []; προϊούσης τῆς ἡ, []; ὁ παρ᾽ …

Where it's used 8 times

Matthew 6:27 · Luke 2:52 · Luke 12:25 · Luke 19:3 · John 9:21 · John 9:23 · Ephesians 4:13 · Hebrews 11:11

Source: TBESG G2244; TFLSJ G2244

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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