γηράσκωgēráskō
to grow old: John 21:18, Hebrews 8:13.
Greek (New Testament) · G1095
Synonyms
παλαιοῦμαι.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- John 21:18 “I tell you the truth, when you were young, you were able to do as you liked; you dressed yourself and went wherever you wanted to go. But when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and others will dress you and take you where you don’t want to go.”
- Hebrews 8:13 When God speaks of a “new” covenant, it means he has made the first one obsolete. It is now out of date and will soon disappear.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.