Gerasene

Ger·a·sene
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UK/ˈɡɛɹəsiːn/

adjective

Of, from or relating to Gerasa

OriginLate Latin Gerasēnus ← Ancient Greek Γερασηνός →
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Meanings

adjective

alternative Gergesene

  1. historicalOf, from or relating to Gerasa
nounGerasene (plural Gerasenes)

plural Gerasenes · alternative Gergesene

  1. historicalA native or inhabitant of Gerasa

    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.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 8:28

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΓερασηνός
  2. Late LatinGerasēnus
  3. EnglishGerasene

From the Late Latin Gerasēnus, Gergesēnus, from the Ancient Greek Γερασηνός (Gerasēnós), Γεργεσηνός (Gergesēnós), from Γέρασα (Gérasa), Γέργεσα (Gérgesa). By surface analysis, Gerasa + -ene.

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Translations

French gérasène, Gérasène
  • gérasèneof, from or relating to Gerasa
  • Gérasènenative or inhabitant of Gerasa
Hindi गिरासेनी, गिरासेनी
  • गिरासेनी (girāsenī)of, from or relating to Gerasa
  • गिरासेनी (girāsenī)native or inhabitant of Gerasa

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Gerasene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gerasene

MLA

“Gerasene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gerasene. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gerasene,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gerasene.

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