Gerasene

English

Alternative forms

• Gergesene

Etymology

From the (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  Gerasēnus, Gergesēnus, from the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Γερασηνός (Gerasēnós), Γεργεσηνός (Gergesēnós), from Γέρασα (Gérasa), Γέργεσα (Gérgesa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛɹəsiːn/
• Hyphenation: Ger‧a‧sene

Noun

Gerasene (plural Gerasenes)

1. (chiefly historical) A native or inhabitant of Gerasa.
   • Template:RQ:Authorized Version

     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

• Gerasena

Translations

native or inhabitant of Gerasa

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References

• Merriam–Webster OnLine, “Ger·a·sene” (retrieved the 10th of March, 2014)

Further reading

• Gadara on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Gerasa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Gergesa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Exorcism of the Gerasene demoniac on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• green sea, sea green

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ɡe.raˈseː.ne/, [ɡɛräˈs̠eːnɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒe.raˈse.ne/, [d͡ʒeräˈs̬ɛːne]

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) Gerasēne

1. vocative singular masculine of Gerasēnus

Noun

(deprecated template usage) Gerasēne m

1. vocative singular of Gerasēnus