Gerasene

English

Alternative forms

• Gergesene

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)

1. (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

• Gerasena

Translations

native or inhabitant of Gerasa

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

Latin

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

Gerasēne

1. vocative singular masculine of Gerasēnus

Noun

Gerasēne m

1. vocative singular of Gerasēnus