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γῆρας

geras

old age

Appears 47 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

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