ΓΕΡΟΝ, γερον
GERON, geron
Sounds Like: GEH-ron
Translations: old man, an old man, elder, old
From the root: ΓΕΡΩΝ
Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective
Explanation: This word refers to an old man or an elder. It can also be used as an adjective meaning 'old'. In the provided form, it is the neuter nominative/accusative singular, or the masculine/feminine genitive plural of the noun/adjective 'ΓΕΡΩΝ'. It is used to describe someone advanced in years or a respected leader in a community.
Inflection: Neuter, Nominative or Accusative, Singular; or Masculine or Feminine, Genitive, Plural
Strong’s number: G1094 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 12:8
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΓΕΡΩΝ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΓΕΡΑΙΑ — old, aged, an old woman
- ΓΕΡΑΙΤΑΤΟΣ — oldest, most venerable, most aged, most esteemed
- ΓΕΡΟΝΤΑ — old man, an old man
- ΓΕΡΟΝΤΑΣ — old man, an old man, elder, old men, elders
- ΓΕΡΟΝΤΕΣ — elders, old men, old people
- ΓΕΡΟΝΤΙ — to an old man, to an elder, to a senior
- ΓΕΡΟΝΤΟΣ — of an old man, of an elder, of a senior
- ΓΕΡΟΝΤΩΝ — (of) old men, (of) elders
- ΓΕΡΟΤΙ — to an old man, for an old man, by an old man, with an old man, an old man
- ΓΕΡΟΥΣΙΝ — to elders, for elders, to old men, for old men
- ΓΕΡΩΝ — old man, an old man, elder
- ΓΕΡΩΝΩΣΤ' — like an old man, as an old man, in the manner of an old man, and like an old man, also like an old man
- ΓΗΟΡΑΝ — old man, an old man, elder, an elder
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