HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7869
שֵׂיב
sev — age
hoary age, gray-headed age
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Age
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Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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GREEK · G1094
γῆρας
gēras — old age
γῆρας, Attic, genitive (-αος) -ως, dative ᾳ; Ion. and κοινή, -εος (-ους), dative -ει, τό, [in LXX for שֵׂיבָה, etc. ;] old age: ἐν γήρει, Luk.1:36.† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G165
αἰών
aiōn — an age: age
αἰών, -ῶνος, ὁ, [in LXX chiefly for עַד ,עוֹלָם ;] 1. in cl., like Lat. aevum (LS, MM, VGT, see word), a space of time, as, a lifetime, generation, period of history, an indefinitely long period; in NT of an indefinitely long period, an age, eternity, usually with prep. (MM, VGT); (a) of the past: ἀπ᾽ αἰ. (cf. Heb. מֵעוֹלָם), Luk.1:70; (b) of the future: εἰς τ. αἰ. (cf. לְעוֹלָם), forever, Mat.21:19; id., with neg., never, Jhn.4:14; more strongly, εἰς τὸν αἰ. τοῦ αἰ., Heb.1:8 (LXX); εἰς τοὺς αἰ., Mat.6:13; εἰς τοὺς αἰ. τῶν αἰ. (cf. Isa.45:17, עַד־עוֹלְמֵי עַד), Rom.16:27, LT; cf. also Eph.3:21, 2Pe.3:18, Ju 25, Rev.14:11. 2. οἱ αἰ., the worlds, the universe, "the sum of the periods of time, including all that is manifested in them": He :12 11:3 (cf. 1Ti.1:17, where τῶν αἰ. are prob. "the ages or world-periods which when summed up make eternity". 3. the present age (Heb. הָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה): ὁ αἰ., Mat.13:22; ὁ αἰ. οὗτος, Mat.12:32; ὁ νῦν αἰ., 1Ti.6:17; ὁ ἐνεστὼς αἰ., Gal.1:4; similarly, of the time after Christ's second coming (הָעוֹלָם הַבָּא), ὁ αἰ. ἐκεῖνος, Luk.20:35; ὁ αἰ. μέλλων, Mat.12:32; ὁ αἰ. ὁ ἐρχόμενος, Mrk.10:30. SYN.: κόσμος, the ordered universe, the scheme of material things; οἰκουμένη, the inhabited earth; in contrast with both of which αἰ. is the world under aspects of time (cf. Westc. on Heb.1:2; Tr., Syn., §lix; Thayer, see word, αἰ.; Cremer, 74, 620; MM, VGT). (AS)
96 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G20195
γῆρος
gēros — old age
old age
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G20360
ἐνῆλιξ
enēlix — of age, in the prime of manhood
of age, in the prime of manhood
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G20465
ἐσχατόγηρως
eschatogērōs — in extreme old age
in extreme old age
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G21150
συγκαταγηράσκω
sugkatagēraskō — to age together
to grow old together with , τινί (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2244
ἡλικία
hēlikia — age/height
ἡλικία, -ας, ἡ (ἧλιξ, of the same age, mature), [in LXX: Eze.13:18 (קוֹמָה), Job.29:18, Wis.4:9, Sir.26:17, frequently in 2-4 Mac ;] always of age or maturity; "a stage of growth whether measured by age or stature"; 1. (a) age: Mat.6:27, Luk.12:25 (R, mg.), Heb.11:11; (b) full age, maturity: Jhn.9:21, 23, Eph.4:13. 2. stature: Luk.19:3 (Mat.6:27, Luk.12:25, AV, R, txt.; but the prevailing usage in LXX and π. favours the former meaning in these doubtful passages; cf., Ellic., ICC, AR, on Eph, l.with; Milligan, NTD, 74 f., and esp., MM, Exp., xv; e contra, Field, Notes, 6).† (AS)
8 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G33
ἄγε
age — to lead
ἄγε, prop. imperat. of ἄγω, come! used as adv. and addressed, like φέρε, to one or more persons: Jas.4:13, 5:1.† (AS)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4886
σύνδεσμος
sundesmos — bond(age)
σύν-δεσμος, -ου, ὁ (συνδέω), [in LXX for קֶשֶׁר, קְטַר, etc. ;] that which binds together, a bond: of the ligaments of the body, Col.2:19. Metaphorical, σ. ἀδικίας, Act.8:23; τ. τελειότητος, Col.3:14; τ. εἰρήνης, Eph.4:3 (see Lft., Col., ll. with).† (AS)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7830
καταγηράσκω
katagēraskō — to age
to grow old , Lat. senescere, (Odyssey by Homer) (ML)
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Used to denote the period of a man’s life (Gen. 47:28), the maturity of life (John 9:21), the latter end of life (Job 11:17), a generation of the human race (Job 8:8), and an indefinite period (Eph. 2:7; 3:5, 21; Col. 1:26). Respect to be shown to the aged (Lev. 19:32). It is a blessing to communities when they have old men among them (Isa. 65:20; Zech. 8:4). The aged supposed to excel in understanding (Job 12:20; 15:10; 32:4, 9; 1 Kings 12:6, 8). A full age the reward of piety (Job 5:26; Gen. 15:15).
Scripture references
Genesis 47:28John 9:21Job 11:17Job 8:8Ephesians 2:7Ephesians 3:5Ephesians 3:21Colossians 1:26Leviticus 19:32Isaiah 65:20Zechariah 8:4Job 12:20Job 15:10Job 32:4Job 32:91 Kings 12:61 Kings 12:8Job 5:26Genesis 15:15
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
Scripture cited by this entry (KJV)
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Genesis 47:28
And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.
John 9:21
But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.
Job 11:17
And [thine] age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.