"also spelled Γεργεσηνός, from Gerasene, belonging to the city of Gerasa, Mk. 5:1; Lk. 8:26, 37*. See PhotoGuide"
Definition and meaning
also spelled Γεργεσηνός, from Gerasene, belonging to the city of Gerasa, Mk. 5:1; Lk. 8:26, 37*. See PhotoGuide
In the original Greek the word is written: Γερασηνός
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of gerasenos (G1085) across the King James Bible.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.
The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.
And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.
And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.
And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas,(which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,
And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.
The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live.
Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.
For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
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Common questions
Strong's G1085 (gerasenos) is a Greek word that means: also spelled Γεργεσηνός, from Gerasene, belonging to the city of Gerasa, Mk. 5:1; Lk. 8:26, 37*. See PhotoGuide It appears 21 times in the King James Bible.
The word gerasenos (G1085) appears 21 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1085 is gerasenos, a Greek word defined as: also spelled Γεργεσηνός, from Gerasene, belonging to the city of Gerasa, Mk. 5:1; Lk. 8:26, 37*. See PhotoGuide. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
gerasenos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.