γέρων
γέρων
an old man, Hom., etc.
in political sense, γέροντες the Elders, Seniors, or Chiefs, who formed the Kingʼs Council, Hom.:—then, like Lat. Patres, the Senators, esp. at Sparta, Hdt.
as adj. old, mostly with a masc. Noun, Theogn., Aesch., etc.; but γέρον σάκος occurs in Od.
Headword (normalized):
γέρων
Headword (normalized/stripped):
γερων
Intro Text:
γέρων
an old man, Hom., etc.
in political sense, γέροντες the Elders, Seniors, or Chiefs, who formed the Kingʼs Council, Hom.:—then, like Lat. Patres, the Senators, esp. at Sparta, Hdt.
as adj. old, mostly with a masc. Noun, Theogn., Aesch., etc.; but γέρον σάκος occurs in Od.
URN:
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