G1095: γηράσκω
gēráskō · “to grow old”
Definition
to be senescent
KJV translates it as: be (wax) old
Word origin: from G1094 (γῆρας);
Extended definition
γηράσκω (also γηράω; γῆρας),
[in LXX chiefly for זקן ;]
to grow old: Jhn.21:18, Heb.8:13.†
SYN.: παλαιοῦμαι. (AS)
[in LXX chiefly for זקן ;]
to grow old: Jhn.21:18, Heb.8:13.†
SYN.: παλαιοῦμαι. (AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G1095 is translated
- you may be old, ×1
- aging ×1
Bible verses with G1095 (gēráskō)
Gēráskō appears in 2 verses.
- John 21:18
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.
- Hebrews 8:13
In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.