γέρας
γέρᾰς,
αος (in Prose
A). -ως X. Ages. 1.5 ,
Luc. Tyr. 9 ),
τό: nom. pl.
γέρᾰ, apoc. for
γέραα,
Il. 2.237 ,
9.334 ,
Od. 4.66 ;
γέρᾱ E. Ph. 874 ;
γέρεα Hdt. 2.168 ,
SIG 1037 (Milet.);
γέρη ib.
1025 (Cos);
γέρᾱτα IG 14.1389i29 : gen. pl.
γερῶν Th. 3.58 , etc.; Ep. dat.
γεράεσσι Hes. Th. 449 ,
Theoc. 17.109 :—
gift of honour,
μοῖραν καὶ γ. ἐσθλὸν ἔχων Od. 11.534 ;
τὸ γὰρ γ. ἐστι θανόντων the last honours of the dead,
Il. 16.457 ;
privilege, prerogative conferred on kings or nobles,
γ. θ’ ὅ τι δῆμος ἔδωκεν Od. 7.150 , cf.
Il. 20.182 ;
τὰς ἀγγελίας ἐσφέρειν ἐδίδου γ. Hdt. 1.114 , etc.;
πρότερον δὲ ἦσαν ἐπὶ ῥητοῖς γέρασι πατρικαὶ βασιλεῖαι Th. 1.13 ;
τιμαὶ καὶ ἔπαινοι καὶ γ. Pl. R. 516c ;
γ. καὶ ἆθλα ib.
460b ; freq. of priests (cf.
3 ),
Aeschin. 3.18 ;
δαίμοσιν νέμει γέρα ἄλλοισιν ἄλλα A. Pr. 231 ; so later,
γ. ἀλειτουργησίας PFlor. 382.3 (iii A. D.).
3). esp. perquisite received by priests at sacrifices, τὰ δέρματα καὶ τὰ ἄλλα γέρεα SIG 1037 (Milet., iv/iii B. C.); γέρη λαμβάνει τὸ δέρμα καὶ τὸ σκέλος ib. 1025.22 (Cos, iv/iii B. C.); ὁ πριάμενος τῶν γερῶν λήψεται τὰς γενομένας καρπείας PEleph. 14.13 (iii B. C.).
4). reward, POxy. 1408.16 (iii A. D.). (If akin to γέρων, prop. privilege of age.)
ShortDef
a gift of honour
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Headword (normalized):
γέρας
Headword (normalized/stripped):
γερας
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">γέρᾰς</span>, <span class="itype greek">αος</span> (in Prose <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="quote greek">-ως</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg009.perseus-grc1:1:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg009.perseus-grc1:1.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ages.</span> 1.5 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg051.perseus-grc1:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg051.perseus-grc1:9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tyr.</span> 9 </a>), <span class="gen greek">τό</span>: nom. pl. <span class="foreign greek">γέρᾰ</span>, apoc. for <span class="foreign greek">γέραα</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:237" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.237/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 2.237 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:334" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:9.334/canonical-url/"> 9.334 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4:66" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:4.66/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 4.66 </a>; <span class="quote greek">γέρᾱ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:874" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:874/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 874 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">γέρεα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:168" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.168/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 2.168 </a> , <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">SIG</span> 1037 </span> (Milet.); <span class="foreign greek">γέρη</span> ib.<span class="bibl"> 1025 </span> (Cos); <span class="quote greek">γέρᾱτα</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 14.1389i29 </span> : gen. pl. <span class="quote greek">γερῶν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:58" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.58/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 3.58 </a> , etc.; Ep. dat. <span class="quote greek">γεράεσσι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:449" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:449/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 449 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:17:109" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:17.109/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 17.109 </a>:—<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">gift of honour</span>, <span class="quote greek">μοῖραν καὶ γ. ἐσθλὸν ἔχων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:11:534" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:11.534/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 11.534 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">τὸ γὰρ γ. ἐστι θανόντων</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the last honours</span> of the dead, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:16:457" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:16.457/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 16.457 </a>; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">privilege, prerogative</span> conferred on kings or nobles, <span class="quote greek">γ. θ’ ὅ τι δῆμος ἔδωκεν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:7:150" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:7.150/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 7.150 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:20:182" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:20.182/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 20.182 </a>; <span class="quote greek">τὰς ἀγγελίας ἐσφέρειν ἐδίδου γ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:114" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.114/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 1.114 </a> , etc.; <span class="quote greek">πρότερον δὲ ἦσαν ἐπὶ ῥητοῖς γέρασι πατρικαὶ βασιλεῖαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.13/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 1.13 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τιμαὶ καὶ ἔπαινοι καὶ γ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:516c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:516c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 516c </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">γ. καὶ ἆθλα</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:460b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:460b/canonical-url/"> 460b </a>; freq. of priests (cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:3/canonical-url/"> 3 </a>), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0026.tlg003.perseus-grc1:18" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0026.tlg003.perseus-grc1:18/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Aeschin.</span> 3.18 </a>; <span class="quote greek">δαίμοσιν νέμει γέρα ἄλλοισιν ἄλλα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:231" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:231/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 231 </a> ; so later, <span class="quote greek">γ. ἀλειτουργησίας</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PFlor.</span> 382.3 </span> (iii A. D.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> generally, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">gift, present</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:20:297" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:20.297/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 20.297 </a>, etc. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> esp. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">perquisite</span> received by priests at sacrifices, <span class="quote greek">τὰ δέρματα καὶ τὰ ἄλλα γέρεα</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">SIG</span> 1037 </span> (Milet., iv/iii B. C.); <span class="foreign greek">γέρη λαμβάνει τὸ δέρμα καὶ τὸ σκέλος</span> ib.<span class="bibl"> 1025.22 </span> (Cos, iv/iii B. C.); <span class="quote greek">ὁ πριάμενος τῶν γερῶν λήψεται τὰς γενομένας καρπείας</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PEleph.</span> 14.13 </span> (iii B. C.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>4).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">reward,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">POxy.</span> 1408.16 </span> (iii A. D.). (If akin to <span class="foreign greek">γέρων</span>, prop. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">privilege of age.</span>)</div> </div><br><br>'}