γεραιός

geraios

old

Appears 5 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 2
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Book IX 1
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855e2
Book XII 1
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952a6
Laches 1
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201b7
Republic 1
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Book V 1
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459b1
Statesman 1
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270d8

Dictionary (LSJ)

γεραιός, ά, όν, (γέρων, γῆρας) A. = γηραιός, old: in Hom. (who never has γηραιός) always of men, with notion of dignity (v. infr.), cf. Pi. N. 4.89; ὁ γεραιός that reverend sire, Il. 1.35, etc.; γεραιέ 10.164, etc.; but γεραιάς (acc. pl. fem.) 6.87 (cf. 270, 287) is f.l. for γεραίρας, v. γεραρός: Comp. γεραίτερος Od. 3.24, A. Eu. 848, Hdt. 6.52; γονῇ πεφυκὼς γ. (-τέρᾳ codd.) S. OC 1294; freq. in political sense, οἱ γ. the elders, senators, X. Cyr. 1.5.5, Pl. Lg. 952a, IG 14.2445 (Massilia): Sup. γεραίτατος Ar. Ach. 286, Pl. Lg. 855e, etc.; rarely, = πρεσβύτατος, eldest, Theoc. 15.139. II. of things, ancient, πόλις A. Ag. 710 (lyr.); χείρ E. Hec. 64 (lyr.). (γεραῐός Tyrt. 10.20, E. HF 446 (lyr.); cf. γεραός.)

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