γῆρας: Difference between revisions
πολλῶν ὁ καιρὸς γίγνεται διδάσκαλος → the critical moment will turn out to be the teacher of many things
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Revision as of 20:17, 8 February 2013
English (LSJ)
τό, gen.
A γήραος Il.22.60, al., Archil.116, Mimn.2.6, Pi.O. 8.71, etc.; γήρως Thgn.174, Att. (v. infr.): dat. γήραϊ Pi.N.7.99, Hdt.6.24, contr. γήρᾳ S.Aj.507, etc., γήρατι v.l. in Adam.Phgn.1.14 (cf. γῆρος):—old age, γ. λυγρόν Od.24.250; στυγερόν Il.19.336; ἐπὶ γήραος οὐδῷ (v. οὐδός) 22.60; opp. γ. λιπαρόν, Od.19.368, Pi. l.c.; γ. πολιόν Thgn.174; γῆρας ἐκδῦναι, ἀποσείσασθαι, Ar.Pax 336, Lys. 670 (with play on signf. 11); ἐπὶ γήρως in old age, Id.Eq.524; ἐν τῷ γήρᾳ Pl.R.329c, Lys.2.73; σὺν γήρᾳ, ἐν γ. βαρύς, S.OT17, Aj.1017; διανοίας γ. Arist.Pol.1271a1: metaph., οὐκ ἔστι γῆρας τοῦδε τοῦ μιάσματος, i.e. it never wears out, A.Th.682. II cast skin, slough of a serpent, γῆρας ἐκδύνειν Arist.HA549b26, Nic.Th.31, Antig.Mir. 20, Antyll. ap. Orib.10.35.4; of crabs, Arist.HA600b20, Thphr.Fr. 177.
