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Lexicon :: Strong's G1094 - gēras

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γῆρας
Transliteration
gēras (Key)
Pronunciation
ghay'-ras
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

γῆρας gēras, ghay'-ras; akin to G1088; senility:—old age.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G1094 in the following manner: old age (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G1094 in the following manner: old age (1x).
  1. old age

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
γῆρας gēras, ghay'-ras; akin to G1088; senility:—old age.
STRONGS G1094:
γῆρας, -αος (-ως), Ionic γήρεος, dative γήρεï, γήρει, τό, [from Homer down], old age: Luke 1:36 ἐν γήρει G L T Tr WH for Rec. ἐν γήρᾳ, a form found without variant in Sir. 25:3; [also Psalm 91:15 (Psalm 92:15); cf. Genesis 15:15 Alex.; Genesis 21:7; Genesis 25:8; 1 Chronicles 29:28 ibid.; Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 10, 7 variant; cf. Tdf. Proleg., p. 117]; Fritzsche on Sir. 3:12; Sturz, De dial. Maced. etc., p. 155; Winers Grammar, [36 and] 64 (62); [Buttmann, 15 (14)].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
15:15; 21:7; 25:8
1 Chronicles
29:28
Psalms
91:15; 92:15
Luke
1:36
1 Corinthians
10; 10:7

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1094 matches the Greek γῆρας (gēras),
which occurs 22 times in 22 verses in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:15 - (As for you, you will die in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.)
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:2 - She became pregnant, and she gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age. This happened at just the time God had said it would.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:7 - Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse a baby? Yet I have given Abraham a son in his old age!”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:8 - and he died at a ripe old age, having lived a long and satisfying life. He breathed his last and joined his ancestors in death.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:3 - Jacob[fn] loved Joseph more than any of his other children because Joseph had been born to him in his old age. So one day Jacob had a special gift made for Joseph—a beautiful robe.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:38 - But Jacob replied, “My son will not go down with you. His brother Joseph is dead, and he is all I have left. If anything should happen to him on your journey, you would send this grieving, white-haired man to his grave.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:20 - And we responded, ‘Yes, my lord, we have a father who is an old man, and his youngest son is a child of his old age. His full brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother’s children, and his father loves him very much.’
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:29 - Now if you take his brother away from me, and any harm comes to him, you will send this grieving, white-haired man to his grave.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:31 - If he sees that the boy is not with us, our father will die. We, your servants, will indeed be responsible for sending that grieving, white-haired man to his grave.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:10 - Jacob was half blind because of his age and could hardly see. So Joseph brought the boys close to him, and Jacob kissed and embraced them.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:8 - The LORD gave these further instructions to Aaron: “I myself have put you in charge of all the holy offerings that are brought to me by the people of Israel. I have given all these consecrated offerings to you and your sons as your permanent share.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:33 - “Come across with me and live in Jerusalem,” the king said to Barzillai. “I will take care of you there.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:4 - In Solomon’s old age, they turned his heart to worship other gods instead of being completely faithful to the LORD his God, as his father, David, had been.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:23 - The rest of the events in Asa’s reign—the extent of his power, everything he did, and the names of the cities he built—are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. In his old age his feet became diseased.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:28 - He died at a ripe old age, having enjoyed long life, wealth, and honor. Then his son Solomon ruled in his place.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:9 - And now, in my old age, don’t set me aside.
Don’t abandon me when my strength is failing.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:18 - Now that I am old and gray,
do not abandon me, O God.
Let me proclaim your power to this new generation,
your mighty miracles to all who come after me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:10 - But you have made me as strong as a wild ox.
You have anointed me with the finest oil.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:14 - Even in old age they will still produce fruit;
they will remain vital and green.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:31 - Gray hair is a crown of glory;
it is gained by living a godly life.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:17 - The eye that mocks a father
and despises a mother’s instructions
will be plucked out by ravens of the valley
and eaten by vultures.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:4 - I will be your God throughout your lifetime—
until your hair is white with age.
I made you, and I will care for you.
I will carry you along and save you.
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