Gerasene
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the Late Latin Gerasēnus, Gergesēnus, from the Ancient Greek Γερασηνός (Gerasēnós), Γεργεσηνός (Gergesēnós), from Γέρασα (Gérasa), Γέργεσα (Gérgesa).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɛɹəsiːn/
- Hyphenation: Ger‧a‧sene
Noun
[edit]Gerasene (plural Gerasenes)
- (chiefly historical) A native or inhabitant of Gerasa.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 8:28:
- And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]native or inhabitant of Gerasa
References
[edit]- Merriam–Webster OnLine, “Ger·a·sene” (retrieved the 10th of March, 2014)
Further reading
[edit]- Gadara on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Gerasa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Gergesa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Exorcism of the Gerasene demoniac on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
[edit]Latin
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ɡe.raˈseː.ne/, [ɡɛräˈs̠eːnɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡ʒe.raˈse.ne/, [d͡ʒeräˈs̬ɛːne]
Adjective
[edit]Gerasēne
Noun
[edit]Gerasēne m
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Late Latin
- English terms derived from Late Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English terms with historical senses
- English terms with quotations
- en:Bible
- Latin 4-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin non-lemma forms
- Latin adjective forms
- Latin noun forms