Strong’s G1095 · Greek

γηράσκω
gēráskō

Definition

to be senescent

Etymology

from G1094 (γῆρας);

Where the KJV renders it

  • be (wax) old

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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