ἡλικία, -ας, ἡ
(ἧλιξ, of the same age, mature), [in LXX: Eze.13:18 (קוֹמָה), Job.29:18, Wis.4:9, Sir.26:17, frequently in 2-4 Mac ;]
always of age or maturity; "a stage of growth whether measured by age or stature";
__1. (a) age: Mat.6:27, Luk.12:25 (R, mg.), Heb.11:11;
__(b) full age, maturity: Jhn.9:21, 23, Eph.4:13.
__2. stature: Luk.19:3 (Mat.6:27, Luk.12:25, AV, R, txt.; but the prevailing usage in LXX and π. favours the former meaning in these doubtful passages; cf., Ellic., ICC, AR, on Eph, l.with; Milligan, NTD, 74 f., and esp., MM, Exp., xv; e contra, Field, Notes, 6).†
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