ΕΣΧΑΤΟΓΗΡΟΥΣ, εσχατογηρους
ESCHATOGĒROUS, eschatogērous
Sounds Like: es-KHA-toh-gee-ROOS
Translations: extremely old, very old, decrepit
From the root: ΕΣΧΑΤΟΣ, 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 or something that has reached the extreme or final stage of old age, implying a state of being very ancient or decrepit. It is used to emphasize the advanced age of a person or thing.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine or Feminine
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 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, ΕΣΧΑΤΟΣ, 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.
- ΕΣΧΑΤΟΓΗΡΩ — to be extremely old, to be in extreme old age, to grow very old
- ΕΣΧΑΤΟΓΗΡΩΣ — extreme old age, last old age
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