Lexicon Gerasénos: Gerasene Original Word: Γερασηνός Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Gergesene. Of Hebrew origin (Girgashiy); a Gergesene (i.e. Girgashite) or one of the aborigines of Palestine -- Gergesene. see HEBREW Girgashiy NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof uncertain origin Definition Gerasene, of Gerasa, a city E. of the Jordan NASB Translation Gerasenes (3). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1086: ΓεργεσηνόςΓεργεσηνός, Γεργεσηνη, Γεργεσηνον, Gergesene, belonging to the city Gergesa, which is assumed to have been situated on the eastern shore of Lake Gennesaret: Matthew 8:28 Rec. But this reading depends on the authority and opinion of Origen, who thought the variants found in his manuscripts Γαδαρηνῶν and Γερασηνῶν (see these words) must be made to conform to the testimony of those who said that there was formerly a certain city Gergesa near the lake. But Josephus knows nothing of it, and states expressly (Antiquities 1, 6, 2), that no trace of the ancient Gergesites (A. V. Girgashites, cf. B. D. under the word) (mentioned Genesis 15:20; Joshua 24:11) had survived, except the names preserved in the O. T. Hence, in Matthew 8:28 we must read Γαδαρηνῶν (so T Tr WH) and suppose that the jurisdiction of the city Gadara extended quite to the Lake of Gennesaret; but that Matthew (Matthew 8:34) erroneously thought that this city was situated on the lake itself. For in Mark 5:14; Luke 8:34, there is no objection to the supposition that the men came to Jesus from the rural districts alone. (But for the light thrown on this matter by modern research, see B. D. American edition under the word Topical Lexicon Word Origin: The term Γερασηνός is derived from the name Γέρασα (Gerasa), which refers to a city of the Decapolis, a group of ten cities on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire in Judea and Syria.Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Hebrew equivalents for Γερασηνός, as it is a specific Greek term referring to a geographical location in the New Testament context. However, the concept of regions and their inhabitants can be related to various Hebrew terms for cities and peoples in the Old Testament, though none directly correspond to Gerasa. Usage: The term Γερασηνός is used in the New Testament in the context of the account of Jesus healing a demon-possessed man. It appears in the Synoptic Gospels, specifically in the accounts of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, where it describes the region where this miracle took place. Context: The term Γερασηνός is associated with the narrative of Jesus' miraculous healing of a demon-possessed man, which is recorded in the Synoptic Gospels. The region of the Gerasenes is mentioned in the context of Jesus crossing the Sea of Galilee and encountering a man possessed by demons. In the Berean Standard Bible, the account is found in Mark 5:1, where it states, "They went across the sea to the region of the Gerasenes." This event is significant as it demonstrates Jesus' authority over evil spirits and His compassion for those afflicted by them. Forms and Transliterations Γερασηνων Γερασηνῶν Gerasenon Gerasenôn Gerasēnōn Gerasēnō̂nLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts |
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