γῆρας, τό,
genitive γήραος [
Refs 8th c.BC+],
contraction γήρᾳ [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:—
old age, γ. λυγρόν [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; opposed to γ. λιπαρόν, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; γῆρας ἐκδῦναι, ἀποσείσασθαι, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ γήρως in
old age, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; σὺν γήρᾳ, ἐν γ. βαρύς, [
Refs 5th c.BC+], i.e. it never wears out, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
II)
cast skin, slough of a serpent, γῆρας ἐκδύνειν [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; of crabs, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
γῆρος, τό, ={γῆρας}, not found in
nominative,
genitive γήρους [
NT+5th c.BC+]; γήρεϊ variant cited in [
Refs 8th c.BC+]