ΓΕΓΗΡΑΚΟΣΙΚΑΤΑΛΕΙΨΑΤΕ, γεγηρακοσικαταλειψατε
GEGĒRAKOSIKATALEIPSATE, gegērakosikataleipsate
Sounds Like: ge-gee-RA-ko-see-ka-ta-LEIP-sa-te
Translations: leave behind those who have grown old, abandon those who have grown old, forsake those who have grown old
From the root: ΓΗΡΑΣΚΩ, ΚΑΤΑΛΕΙΠΩ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from the perfect active participle of the verb 'γηράσκω' (to grow old) in the dative plural, combined with the aorist active imperative of the verb 'καταλείπω' (to leave behind, abandon). The combined meaning is an imperative command to 'leave behind those who have grown old' or 'abandon those who have grown old'. It implies a directive to separate from or no longer concern oneself with individuals who have aged.
Inflection: Compound word: 'ΓΕΓΗΡΑΚΟΣΙ' is Perfect Active Participle, Dative Plural, Masculine/Neuter. 'ΚΑΤΑΛΕΙΨΑΤΕ' is Aorist Active Imperative, Second Person Plural.
Strong’s numbers: G1095 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2641 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:1
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΓΗΡΑΣΚΩ, ΚΑΤΑΛΕΙΠΩ, appear in our texts.
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