Berean Strong's Lexicon Gerasénos: Gerasene Original Word: Γερασηνός Word Origin: Derived from Γέρασα (Gerasa), a city of the Decapolis Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "Gerasénos," as it is a term specific to the Greek New Testament and refers to a geographical location outside of traditional Jewish territories. Usage: The term "Gerasénos" refers to an inhabitant of Gerasa, a city located in the region of the Decapolis, east of the Jordan River. In the New Testament, it is used to describe the people living in the area where Jesus performed the miracle of casting demons out of a man and into a herd of pigs. Cultural and Historical Background: Gerasa was one of the cities of the Decapolis, a group of ten cities on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire in Judea and Syria. These cities were centers of Greek and Roman culture in a predominantly Semitic region. The Decapolis was known for its Hellenistic influence, which often clashed with Jewish customs and beliefs. The presence of a large herd of pigs in the Gerasene region, as mentioned in the Gospels, underscores the cultural differences, as pigs were considered unclean animals in Jewish law. 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 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 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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