What does γηράσκω (gēráskō) mean in the Bible?
γηράσκω (gēráskō) is a Greek word meaning "to be senescent".
Greek · G1095
γηράσκω
To be senescent
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γηράσκω G1095
Pronunciation gēráskō
What does γηράσκω (gēráskō) mean in the Bible?
γηράσκω (gēráskō) is a Greek word meaning "to be senescent".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1095?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include aging (1), you are old (1).
Where does γηράσκω (gēráskō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at John 21:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (1), John (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It aging 1× Hebrews 8:13
you are old 1× John 21:18
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row John 21:18
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
John 1 Hebrews 1
Source forms
γηράσῃς 1x gērasēs John 21:18
γηράσκον 1x gēraskon Hebrews 8:13
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular 1x John 21:18
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular 1x Hebrews 8:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to be senescent
Strong's G1095
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 2 forms 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to be senescent
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
John 21:18 Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Active Subjunctive
γηράσῃς, ghrashv
I become old, grow old
Read verse Hebrews 8:13 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Neuter
γηράσκον, ghraskon
I become old, grow old
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Aorist, Present Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Active John 21:18 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Active Heb 8:13 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1 aorist 1
Voice
active 2
Mood
participle 1 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
γηράσκω is built from this root:
γῆρας G1094
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain