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(2) In Rev. 15:3, the
RV
has “King of the ages,” according to the texts which have
, the
KJV
has “of saints” (
, in inferior mss.). There is good ms. evidence for
, “nations,” (
KJV
, marg.), probably a quotation from Jer. 10:7.
2.
(
1
, 1074), connected with
, “to become,” primarily signifies “a
begetting, or birth”; hence, that which has been begotten, a family; or successive
members of a genealogy, Matt. 1:17, or of a race of people, possessed of similar
characteristics, pursuits, etc., (of a bad character) Matt. 17:17; Mark 9:19; Luke 9:41;
16:8; Acts 2:40; or of the whole multitude of men living at the same time, Matt. 24:34;
Mark 13:30; Luke 1:48; 21:32; Phil. 2:15, and especially of those of the Jewish race
living at the same period, Matt. 11:16, etc. Transferred from people to the time in which
they lived, the word came to mean “an age,” i.e., a period ordinarily occupied by each
successive generation, say, of thirty or forty years, Acts 14:16; 15:21; Eph. 3:5; Col.
1:26; see also, e.g., Gen. 15:16. In Eph. 3:21
is combined with
in a
remarkable phrase in a doxology: “Unto Him be the glory in the church and in Christ
Jesus, unto all generations for ever and ever (wrongly in
KJV
‘all ages, world without
end’).” The word
is to be distinguished from
, as not denoting a period of
unlimited duration. See
GENERATION
,
NATION
,
TIME
.
3.
(
4
&
, 2244), primarily “an age,” as a certain length of life, came to mean
(a) “a particular time of life,” as when a person is said to be “of age,” John 9:21, 23, or
beyond a certain stage of life, Heb. 11:11; (b) elsewhere only “of stature,” e.g., Matt.
6:27; Luke 2:52; 12:25; 19:3; Eph. 4:13. Some regard Matt. 6:27 and Luke 12:25 as
coming under (a). It is to be distinguished from
and
, since it has to do simply
with matters relating to an individual, either his time of life or his height. See
STATURE
.¶
4.
(
4 !$
, 2250), “a day,” is rendered “age” in Luke 2:36, “of a great age”
(lit., “advanced in many days”). In Luke 3:23 there is no word in the original
corresponding to age. The phrase is simply “about thirty years.” See
DAY
,
JUDGMENT
,
TIME
,
YEAR
.
B. Adjectives.
1.
$
(
% !$
, 5230) in 1 Cor. 7:36 is rendered “past the flower of her
age”; more lit., “beyond the bloom or flower (
) of life.Ӧ
2.
(
!
, 5046), “complete, perfect,” from
, “an end,” is translated “of
full age” in Heb. 5:14,
KJV
(
RV
, “fullgrown man”).
Note:
In Mark 5:42,
RV
, “old,”
KJV
, “of the age of,” is, lit., “of twelve years.” For “of
great age,” Luke 2:36, see
STRICKEN
. For “of mine own age, Gal. 1:14,
RV
, see
EQUAL
, B,
No. 2.
AGED
A. Nouns.
1.
$
(
$ "
, 4246), “an elderly man,” is a longer form of
$
, the
comparative degree of which is
$
, “a senior, elder,” both of which, as also the
verb
$
, “to be elder, to be an ambassador,” are derived from
, “to be