γέροντας | Ancient Greek Analysis with Conjugation Tables

Definition

An old man; an aged person (often with the nuance of seniority or venerable age). In the plural, it can denote the “elders,” especially a council of senior men.

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Grammatical Analysis

"γέροντας"

Verb type: standard (-ω) verb (not a -μι verb)

Original verb lemma: γηράσκω

Verbal form: present active participle

Case: accusative

Number: plural

Gender: masculine

Declension: 3rd declension participial (-οντ-, acc. pl. masc. -οντας)

Related Forms of γέρων

8 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

γεροντες nominative, plural, masculine γέρον nominative/accusative/vocative, singular, neuter γερόντων genitive, plural, masculine γεροντος genitive, singular, masculine (or common, dependin... ο Γέρων article + noun γέρως nominative, singular, masculine γέρουσι dative, plural, masculine γέρων nominative, singular, masculine

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