Strong's Greek · G1095
G1095 gēráskō
γηράσκω
ghay-ras'-ko
to grow old
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gēráskō appears twice in Scripture, in John 21:18 and Hebrews 8:13. In the Doxa app, open each of these verses, keep your notes on them, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to be senescent
In the King James Version
be (wax) old
Derivation
from G1094 (γῆρας);
Appears 2 times in Scripture
“By speaking of a new covenant, He has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear.”
“Truly, truly, I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.””
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
