GreekG1086Noun

Γερασηνός

Gerasēnos

3Occurrences
G1086Strong's #
NounPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a Gergesene (i.e. Girgashite) or one of the aborigines of Palestine

of Hebrew origin (H01622);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
Gerasene, of Gerasa, not the G. of Decapolis, 30 m. S.E. of the Lake, but a Gerasa or Gergesa (perh. the mod. Kersa) on E. shore., pl. οἱ Γ., (Γεργεσηνῶν, RV, mg. 1; Γαδαρηνῶν, RV, mg. 2).

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun

Morphology Code

N:N--LG

Full Description

N:N--LG

Occurrences

Γερασηνός appears 3 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
2
Mark
1

Key Passages

Luke 8:26BSB

Then they sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, across the lake from Galilee.

Luke 8:37BSB

Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.

Mark 5:1BSB

On the other side of the sea, they arrived in the region of the Gerasenes.

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