γῆρας, τό,
gen. γήραος Il. 22.60, al., Archil. 116, Mimn. 2.6, Pi. O. 8.71, etc.; γήρως Thgn. 174, Att. (v. infr.): dat. γήραϊ Pi. N. 7.99, Hdt. 6.24, contr. γήρᾳ S. Aj. 507, etc., γήρατι v.l. in Adam. Phgn. 1.14 (cf. γῆρος): -
I old age, γ. λυγρόν Od. 24.250; στυγερόν Il. 19.336; ἐπὶ γήραος οὐδῷ (v. οὐδός) 22.60; opp. γ. λιπαρόν, Od. 19.368, Pi. l.c.; γ. πολιόν Thgn. 174; γῆρας ἐκδῦναι, ἀποσείσασθαι, Ar. Pax 336, Lys. 670 (with play on signf. 11); ἐπὶ γήρως in old age, Id. Eq. 524; ἐν τῷ γήρᾳ Pl. R. 329c, Lys. 2.73; σὺν γήρᾳ, ἐν γ. βαρύς, S. OT 17, Aj. 1017; διανοίας γ. Arist. Pol. 1271a1: metaph., οὐκ ἔστι γῆρας τοῦδε τοῦ μιάσματος, i.e. it never wears out, A. Th. 682.
II cast skin, slough of a serpent, γῆρας ἐκδύνειν Arist. HA 549b26, Nic. Th. 31, Antig. Mir. 20, Antyll. ap. Orib. 10.35.4; of crabs, Arist. HA 600b20, Thphr. Fr. 177.
G1094 — γῆρας
γηραός (γερως), Ionic γηρεος, dative γήρει, γήρει, τό (from Homer down), old age: [Luk 1:36] ἐν γήρει G L T Tr WH for Rec. ἐν γήρᾳ, a form found without variant in Sir. 25:3; (also [Psa 91:15] (Ps. 92>); cf. [Gen 15:15] Alex.; [Gen 21:7]; [Gen 25:8]; [1Ch 29:28] ibid.; Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 10, 7 [ET] 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)).
γῆρας ,
Attic , gen . (- αος ) - ως , dat . ᾳ ; Ion , and κοινή , - εος (- ους ), dat . ει , τό ,
[in LXX for H7872, etc.;]
old age: ἐν γήρει , [Luk 1:36]. †