International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Old ManOLD MAN
(palaios, "old," "ancient"): A term thrice used by Paul (Romans 6:6 Ephesians 4:22 Colossians 3:9) to signify the unrenewed man, the natural man in the corruption of sin, i.e. sinful human nature before conversion and regeneration. It is theologically synonymous with "flesh" (Romans 8:3-9), which stands, not for bodily organism, but, for the whole nature of man (body and soul) turned away from God and devoted to self and earthly things.
The old man is "in the flesh"; the new man "in the Spirit." In the former "the works of the flesh" (Galatians 5:19-21) are manifest; in the latter "the fruit of the Spirit" (Galatians 5:22, 23). One is "corrupt according to the deceitful lusts"; the other "created in righteousness and true holiness" (Ephesians 4:22-24 the King James Version).
See also MAN, NATURAL; MAN.
Dwight M. Pratt
Strong's Hebrew
2205. zaqen -- old... old NASB Word Usage aged (3), aged* (1), elder (3), elders (132),
old (21),
old man (7),
old men (7),
old women (1), older (1), oldest (1), senior (1).
... /hebrew/2205.htm - 6k 2204. zaqen -- to be or become old
... 1). aged man, old man. A primitive root; to be old -- aged man, be (wax)
old (man). << 2203b, 2204. zaqen. 2205 >>. Strong's Numbers.
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3453. yashish -- aged
... very aged man, ancient, very old. From yashesh; an old man -- (very) aged (man),
ancient, very old. see HEBREW yashesh. << 3452, 3453. yashish. 3454 >>. ...
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1121. ben -- son
... grandson (6), heir* (1), high* (1), homeborn* (1), Israelites* (1), lambs* (2),
lay (4), Levites* (1), low degree* (1), low* (1), man (5), man one old (1), man ...
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1419. gadol -- great
... 2), extremely* (2), far more (1), Great (12), great (340), great man (2), great
men ... 1), mighty and great (1), more* (1), much (1), nobles (1), old (1), older (8 ...
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