Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)
old wives’ tale
Usage: γραώδης, -ες (γραῦς, an old woman, εἶδος), anile, old-womanish: 1Ti.4:7.† (AS)
Graodes means “old wives'” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H1126 — benoni in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G1126 γραώδης (graodes) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. graodes (grah-o'-dace) adj. 1. crone-like, i.e. silly [from graus (an old woman) and G1491] It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include refuse, profane, old, wives', and fables. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament.
graodes (grah-o'-dace) adj. 1. crone-like, i.e. silly [from graus (an old woman) and G1491] KJV: old wives' Root(s): G1491
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1126. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
old wives’ tale
Usage: γραώδης, -ες (γραῦς, an old woman, εἶδος), anile, old-womanish: 1Ti.4:7.† (AS)
Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.
Indexed coverage includes 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.
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.
But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.
First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's G1126.
But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1126, grouped by book.
Graodes (Strong's G1126) is a Greek word most simply glossed "old wives'". graodes (grah-o'-dace) adj. 1. crone-like, i.e. silly [from graus (an old woman) and G1491]
This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's G1126 across 1 book.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1126 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as refuse, profane, old, wives', fables, and exercise. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.