ἘΣΧΑΤΟΓΗΡΩΣ, ἐσχατογηρως
ESCHATOGĒRŌS, eschatogērōs
Sounds Like: es-KHA-toh-gee-rohs
Translations: extremely old, very old, decrepit
From the root: ἘΣΧΑΤΟΣ, ΓΗΡΑΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound adjective formed from 'ἔσχατος' (eschatos), meaning 'last' or 'extreme', and 'γῆρας' (gēras), meaning 'old age'. It describes someone who is at the extreme end of old age, implying they are very old or decrepit. It can be used to characterize a person or thing as being in a state of advanced age or decay.
Inflection: Nominative, Masculine or Feminine, Singular
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Sirach — 42:8
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.
- ἘΣΧΑΤΟΓΗΡΩ — extremely old, very old, in extreme old age, in very old age
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