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|Definition=τό, gen. <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> γήραος <span class="bibl">Il.22.60</span>, al., <span class="bibl">Archil.116</span>, <span class="bibl">Mimn.2.6</span>, <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">O.</span> 8.71</span>, etc.; γήρως <span class="bibl">Thgn.174</span>, Att. (v. infr.): dat. γήραϊ <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">N.</span>7.99</span>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.6.24</span>, contr. γήρᾳ <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Aj.</span>507</span>, etc., [[γήρατι]] [[varia lectio|v.l.]] in <span class="bibl">Adam.<span class="title">Phgn.</span>1.14</span> (cf. [[γῆρος]]):—[[old age]], γ. λυγρόν <span class="bibl">Od.24.250</span>; στυγερόν <span class="bibl">Il.19.336</span>; <b class="b3">ἐπὶ γήραος οὐδῷ</b> (v. [[οὐδός]]) <span class="bibl">22.60</span>; opp. <b class="b3">γ. λιπαρόν</b>, <span class="bibl">Od.19.368</span>, Pi. l.c.; γ. πολιόν <span class="bibl">Thgn.174</span>; <b class="b3">γῆρας ἐκδῦναι, ἀποσείσασθαι</b>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Pax</span> 336</span>, Lys. 670 (with play on signf. 11); <b class="b3">ἐπὶ γήρως</b> in [[old age]], Id.<span class="title">Eq.</span>524; ἐν τῷ γήρᾳ <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>329c</span>, <span class="bibl">Lys.2.73</span>; <b class="b3">σὺν γήρᾳ, ἐν γ. βαρύς</b>, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OT</span>17</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Aj.</span>1017</span>; διανοίας γ. <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Pol.</span>1271a1</span>: metaph., <b class="b3">οὐκ ἔστι γῆρας τοῦδε τοῦ μιάσματος</b>, i.e. it never wears out, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Th.</span>682</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> [[cast skin]], [[slough of a serpent]], γῆρας ἐκδύνειν <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>549b26</span>, <span class="bibl">Nic.<span class="title">Th.</span>31</span>, <span class="bibl">Antig.<span class="title">Mir.</span> 20</span>, Antyll. ap. <span class="bibl">Orib.10.35.4</span>; of crabs, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>600b20</span>, <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">Fr.</span> 177</span>.</span>