γέρων
gerōn
G1088
G:N-M
Greek
an old man
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Geron identifies a person described as old in Nicodemus's question about being begotten again.
The attested use identifies a person as old within Nicodemus's question about whether a human can be begotten again.
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An aged person in a question of renewed birth · dominant
In John 3:4, γέρων is nominative singular masculine in Nicodemus's question about a human being begotten when already old; the APB renders the clause, "How can a human be begotten when he is an old man?"
In the Anselm Project Bible: In John 3:4, the APB presents the person as "an old man" in Nicodemus's question.