Strong G1086G1086HΓεργεσηνός
Gergasene
One of the 2 senses of Strong G1086
- Transliteration
- Gergesēnos
- Pronunciation
- gher-ghes-ay-nos'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location in Gentilic sense
Definition
Of Hebrew origin [H1622]; a Gergesene (that is Girgashite) or one of the aborigines of Palestine: - Gergesene.
Meaning of the name
Gerasene, "from Gerasa"
Detailed definition
Γεργασηνός, -ή, -όν,
Gerasene, of Gerasa, not the G. of Decapolis, 30 m. S.E. of the Lake, but a Gerasa or Gergesa (perh. the mod. Kersa) on E. shore; as subst., pl. οἱ Γ., Mrk.5:1, Luk.8:26, 37 (Γεργεσηνῶν, RV, mg. 1; Γαδαρηνῶν, RV, mg. 2).†
(AS)
Gerasene, of Gerasa, not the G. of Decapolis, 30 m. S.E. of the Lake, but a Gerasa or Gergesa (perh. the mod. Kersa) on E. shore; as subst., pl. οἱ Γ., Mrk.5:1, Luk.8:26, 37 (Γεργεσηνῶν, RV, mg. 1; Γαδαρηνῶν, RV, mg. 2).†
(AS)
In the biblical story
Gerasa
Region where Jesus healed a demon-possessed man
Gerasa (or Gadara), a region southeast of the Sea of Galilee, was the location where Jesus healed a demon-possessed man.