STRONGS NUMBER G1126


Word Summary
graōdēs: characteristic of old women, anile
Original Word: γραώδης
Transliteration: graōdēs
Phonetic Spelling: (grah-o'-dace)
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: characteristic of old women, anile
Meaning: characteristic of old women, anile
Strong's Concordance
silly, wives' tale.

From graus (an old woman) and eidos; crone-like, i.e. Silly -- old wives'.

see GREEK eidos

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1126: γραώδης

γραώδης, γραωδες (from γραῦς an old woman, and εἶδος), old-womanish, anile (A. V. old wives'): 1 Timothy 4:7. (Strabo 1, p. 32 (p. 44, Sieben. edition); Galen; others.)