γερουσία
γερουσί-α,
ἡ,
A). Council of Elders, senate,
E. Rh. 401 : esp. at Sparta,
D. 20.107 ,
Arist. Pol. 1270b24 ,
IG 5(2).345.10 (Orchom.
Arc., ii/i B. C.); cf.
γερωΐα and
γεροντία; also of the Carthaginian
Senate,
Arist. Pol. 1272b37 ; and the Roman,
Plu. 2.789e ,
Jul. Or. 2.97b ; of the Jewish
Sanhedrin, Act.Ap. 5.21 , cf.
LXX Ex. 3.16 .
2). sacred college, ἱερὰ γ. IG 3.702 (Eleusis), cf. 7.2808 (Hyettus, iii B. C.), etc.
ShortDef
a Council of Elders, Senate
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Headword (normalized):
γερουσία
Headword (normalized/stripped):
γερουσια
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-22004
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">γερουσί-α</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">Council of Elders, senate</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg019.perseus-grc1:401" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg019.perseus-grc1:401/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Rh.</span> 401 </a>: esp. at Sparta, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg020.perseus-grc1:107" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg020.perseus-grc1:107/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.</span> 20.107 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1270b:24" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1270b.24/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pol.</span> 1270b24 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 5(2).345.10 </span> (Orchom. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arc.</span></span>, ii/i B. C.); cf. <span class="foreign greek">γερωΐα</span> and <span class="foreign greek">γεροντία</span>; also of the Carthaginian <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Senate</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1272b:37" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1272b.37/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pol.</span> 1272b37 </a>; and the Roman, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.789e </span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2003.tlg001:2:97b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2003.tlg001:2.97b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Jul.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Or.</span> 2.97b </a>; of the Jewish <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">Sanhedrin,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Act.Ap.</span> 5.21 </span>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg002:3:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg002:3.16/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ex.</span> 3.16 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sacred college</span>, <span class="quote greek">ἱερὰ γ.</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 3.702 </span> (Eleusis), cf. <span class="bibl"> 7.2808 </span> (Hyettus, iii B. C.), etc. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> = <span class="ref greek">πρεσβεία</span> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg019.perseus-grc1:936" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg019.perseus-grc1:936/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Rh.</span> 936 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}