Gerasene
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the Late Latin Gerasēnus, Gergesēnus, from the Ancient Greek Γερασηνός (Gerasēnós), Γεργεσηνός (Gergesēnós), from Γέρασα (Gérasa), Γέργεσα (Gérgesa).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɛɹəsiːn/
- Hyphenation: Ger‧a‧sene
Noun
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
Translations
native or inhabitant of Gerasa
References
- Merriam–Webster OnLine, “Ger·a·sene” (retrieved the 10th of March, 2014)
Further reading
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡe.raˈseː.ne/, [ɡɛräˈs̠eːnɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡ʒe.raˈse.ne/, [d͡ʒeräˈs̬ɛːne]
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