Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)
old age
Usage: 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)
Geras means “old age” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H1094 — belo (“old”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G1094 γήρας (geras) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. geras (ghay'-ras) n. 1. old age [akin to G1088] It has 43 linked Bible usages across 14 books. Visible English usage signals include old. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
geras (ghay'-ras) n. 1. old age [akin to G1088] KJV: old age Compare: G1088
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old age
Usage: 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)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render geras, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
Strong's G1094 (γήρας) appears 42 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
1 indexed usage in New Testament.
And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.
21 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
But thou shalt depart to thy fathers in peace, nourished in a good old age.
And she conceived and bore to Abraham a son in old age, at the set time according as the Lord spoke to him.
And she said, Who shall say to Abraham that Sarah suckles a child? for I have born a child in my old age.
21 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
When she heard these things she was very sorrowful, so that she thought to have strangled herself; and she said, I am the only daughter of my father, and if I do this, it shall be a reproach unto him, and I shall bring his old age with sorrow unto the grave.
But he began to consider discreetly, and as became his age, and the excellency of his ancient years, and the honor of his gray head, whereunto he was come, and his most honest education from a child, or rather the holy law made and given by God: therefore he answered accordingly, and willed them straightaway to send him to the grave.
and so they through my hypocrisy, and desire to live a little time and a moment longer, should be deceived by me, and I get a stain to mine old age, and make it abominable.
First 43 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1094.
But thou shalt depart to thy fathers in peace, nourished in a good old age.
And she conceived and bore to Abraham a son in old age, at the set time according as the Lord spoke to him.
And she said, Who shall say to Abraham that Sarah suckles a child? for I have born a child in my old age.
And Abraham failing died in a good old age, an old man and full of days, and was added to his people.
And Jacob loved Joseph more than all his sons, because he was to him the son of old age; and he made for him a coat of many colors.
But he said, My son shall not go down with you, because his brother is dead, and he only has been left; and suppose it shall come to pass that he is afflicted by the way by which ye go, then ye shall bring down my old age with sorrow to Hades.
And we said to my lord, We have a father, an old man, and he has a son of his old age, a young one, and his brother is dead, and he alone has been left behind to his mother, and his father loves him.
If then ye take this one also from my presence, and an affliction happen to him by the way, then shall ye bring down my old age with sorrow to the grave.
it shall even come to pass, when he sees the boy is not with us, that he will die, and thy servants will bring down the old age of thy servant, and our father, with sorrow to the grave.
Now the eyes of Israel were dim through age, and he could not see; and he brought them near to him, and he kissed them, and embraced them.
And the king said to Barzillai, Thou shalt go over with me, and I will nourish thine old age with me in Jerusalem.
And it came to pass in the time of the old age of Solomon, that his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father. And the strange women turned away his heart after their gods.
And the rest of the history of Asa, and all his mighty deeds which he wrought, and the cities which he built, behold, are not these written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet.
And he died in a good old age, full of days, in wealth, and glory: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.
Cast me not off at the time of old age; Forsake me not when my strength fails.
Even until I am old and advanced in years. O God, forsake me not; Until I shall have declared thine arm to all the generation that is to come:
But my horn shall be exalted as the horn of a unicorn; And mine old age with rich mercy.
Then shall they be increased in a fine old age; And they shall be prosperous; That they may declare
Old age is a crown of honor, But it is found in the ways of righteousness.
The eye that laughs to scorn a father, and dishonors the old age of a mother, let the ravens of the valleys pick it out, and let the young eagles devour it.
I am he; and until ye shall have grown old, I am he: I bear you, I have made, and I will relieve, I will take up and save you.
And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.
When she heard these things she was very sorrowful, so that she thought to have strangled herself; and she said, I am the only daughter of my father, and if I do this, it shall be a reproach unto him, and I shall bring his old age with sorrow unto the grave.
But he began to consider discreetly, and as became his age, and the excellency of his ancient years, and the honor of his gray head, whereunto he was come, and his most honest education from a child, or rather the holy law made and given by God: therefore he answered accordingly, and willed them straightaway to send him to the grave.
and so they through my hypocrisy, and desire to live a little time and a moment longer, should be deceived by me, and I get a stain to mine old age, and make it abominable.
Wherefore now, manfully changing this life, I will show myself such a one as mine age requireth,
A multitude of aged hoary-haired men, were driven along with halting bending feet, urged onward by the impulse of a violent, shameless force to quick speed.
and, reverencing my kindly admonition, have pity upon your own years?
I will not so compassionate my old age, as on my account to break the law of my country.
Mouth! thou shalt not pollute my old age, nor the full stature of a perfect life.
Wherefore, partly in pity for his old age,
for it were irrational, if having lived up to old age in all truth, and having scrupulously guarded our character for it, we should now turn back,
O blessed old age, and reverend hoar head, and life obedient to the law, which the faithful seal of death perfected.
And let us bear in mind that we shall be dying as rebels.
For though they live long, yet shall they be nothing regarded: And their last age shall be without honor.
For honorable age is not that which standeth in length of time, Nor that is measured by number of years.
But wisdom is the gray hair unto men, And an unspotted life is old age.
Thus the righteous that is dead shall condemn the ungodly which are living; And youth that is soon perfected the many years and old age of the unrighteous.
My son, help thy father in his age, And grieve him not as long as he liveth.
Dishonor not a man in his old age: For even some of us wax old.
If thou hast gathered nothing in thy youth, How canst thou find anything in thine age?
And carefulness bringeth age before the time.
The Lord gave strength also unto Caleb, Which remained with him unto his old age: So that he entered upon the high places of the land, And his seed obtained it for a heritage:
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1094, grouped by book.
Geras (Strong's G1094) is a Greek word most simply glossed "old age". geras (ghay'-ras) n. 1. old age [akin to G1088]
This page currently indexes 43 linked usages for Strong's G1094 across 14 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1094 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as old. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 21 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 21 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G1094, with linked reader references where each row is available.