ἘΣΧΑΤΟΓΗΡΩ, ἐσχατογηρω
ESCHATOGĒRŌ, eschatogērō
Sounds Like: es-KHA-toh-gee-ROH
Translations: extremely old, very old, in extreme old age, in very old age
From the root: ἘΣΧΑΤΟΣ, ΓΗΡΑΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Adverb
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'ἔσχατος' (eschatos), meaning 'last' or 'extreme', and 'γῆρας' (gēras), meaning 'old age'. It describes someone or something that is in the very last stages of old age, or is extremely old. It can function as an adjective modifying a noun, or as an adverb describing the state of being in extreme old age.
Inflection: Masculine, Neuter, Dative, Singular (as an adjective); Adverbial (as an adverb)
Strong’s numbers: G2078 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1094 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Sirach — 41:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΣΧΑΤΟΣ, ΓΗΡΑΣ.
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.
- ἘΣΧΑΤΟΓΗΡΩΣ — extremely old, very old, decrepit
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