GreekG1086Noun
Γερασηνός
Gerasēnos
“Gerasene”
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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