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It can denote the period of life or maturity, often implying a stage of development or growth. The term is used to describe both the physical and metaphorical growth of individuals.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, age and maturity were significant markers of social status and responsibility. The concept of "hélikia" was not only about the number of years lived but also about the maturity and wisdom expected at different life stages. In the Jewish context, reaching a certain age was associated with specific religious and social duties, such as the age of accountability or eligibility for certain roles within the community.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>2244</b> <i>hēlikía</i> (from <i>hēlix</i>, "full-aged") – properly, the <i>end-stage</i> of a <i>full life-span</i> (Mt 6:27; Jn 9:21,23; Heb 11:11, etc.).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from hélix (of the same age, mature)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>maturity, i.e. age<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>age (2), life (2), life's span (1), stature (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2244: ἡλικία</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἡλικία</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἡλικίας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">ἧλιξ</span> mature, of full age, <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span>, Odyssey 18, 373 (others of the same age; cf. Ebeling, Lex. <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> under the word; <span class="abbreviation">Pape</span>s Lexicon under the word)); from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down; <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">age, time of life</span>; <p><span class="emphasized">a.</span> universally: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/6-21.htm">Matthew 6:21</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/12-25.htm">Luke 12:25</a> (in these passages, 'term or length of life'; but others refer them to 2 below; see Field, Otium Norv. Pars iii., p. 4; James Morison, Commentary on Matthew, the passage cited) cf. <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">πῆχυς</span></span>, and DeWette, Meyer, Bleek on Matthew, the passage cited; <span class="greek2">παρά</span> <span class="greek2">καιρόν</span> <span class="greek2">ἡλικίας</span>, beyond the proper stage of life (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> <span class="accented">past age</span>), <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11-11.htm">Hebrews 11:11</a> (2 Macc. 4:40; 4 Macc. 5:4). <p><span class="emphasized">b.</span> <span class="accented">adult age, maturity</span>: <span class="greek2">ἔχειν</span> <span class="greek2">ἡλικίαν</span> (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> <span class="accented">to be of age</span>), <a href="/interlinear/john/9-21.htm">John 9:21, 23</a>. <p><span class="emphasized">c.</span> <span class="accented">suitable age</span> for anything; with the genitive of the thing for which it is fit: <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">γάμου</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Demosthenes</span>; <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">ἤδη</span> <span class="greek2">φρονεῖν</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, Eryx., p. 396 b.; metaphorically, of an attained state of mind fit for a thing: <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">πληρώματος</span> <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">Χριστοῦ</span>, the age in which we are fitted to receive the fullness (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">πλήρωμα</span></span>, 1) of Christ, <a href="/interlinear/ephesians/4-13.htm">Ephesians 4:13</a> (others refer this to 2; cf. Ellicott, in the place cited). <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">stature</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Demosthenes</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, others): <span class="greek2">τῇ</span> <span class="greek2">ἡλικία</span> <span class="greek2">μικρός</span>, <a href="/interlinear/luke/19-3.htm">Luke 19:3</a>; <span class="greek2">προκόπτειν</span> <span class="greek2">ἡλικία</span>, i. e. in height and comeliness of stature (Bengel, justam proceritatem nactus est et decoram), <a href="/interlinear/luke/2-52.htm">Luke 2:52</a>; cf. Meyer, Bleek, at the passage.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>age, stature. <p>From the same as <a href="/greek/2245.htm">helikos</a>; maturity (in years or size) -- age, stature. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2245.htm">helikos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ηλικια ηλικία ἡλικίᾳ ηλικιαν ηλικίαν ἡλικίαν ηλικιας ηλικίας ἡλικίας elikia ēlikia elikian ēlikian elikias ēlikias helikia hēlikia helikíāi hēlikíāi helikian helikían hēlikian hēlikían helikias helikías hēlikias hēlikías<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/6-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 6:27</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπὶ τὴν <b>ἡλικίαν</b> αὐτοῦ πῆχυν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> add a [single] hour <span class="itali">to his life?</span><br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto his <span class="itali">stature?</span><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/6-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to the <span class="itali">life span</span> of him hour<p><b><a href="/text/luke/2-52.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 2:52</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">σοφίᾳ καὶ <b>ἡλικίᾳ</b> καὶ χάριτι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in wisdom <span class="itali">and stature,</span> and in favor<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in wisdom and <span class="itali">stature,</span> and in favour<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/2-52.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> wisdom and <span class="itali">stature</span> and in favor<p><b><a href="/text/luke/12-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 12:25</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπὶ τὴν <b>ἡλικίαν</b> αὐτοῦ προσθεῖναι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a [single] hour <span class="itali">to his life's span?</span><br><a href="/kjvs/luke/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to his <span class="itali">stature</span> one cubit?<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/12-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to the <span class="itali">lifespan</span> of him to add<p><b><a href="/text/luke/19-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 19:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/19.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὅτι τῇ <b>ἡλικίᾳ</b> μικρὸς ἦν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for he was small <span class="itali">in stature.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/luke/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> he was little <span class="itali">of stature.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/19-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> because <span class="itali">in stature</span> small he was<p><b><a href="/text/john/9-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 9:21</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτὸν ἐρωτήσατε <b>ἡλικίαν</b> ἔχει αὐτὸς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Ask <span class="itali">him; he is of age,</span> he will speak<br><a href="/kjvs/john/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> he is <span class="itali">of age;</span> ask him:<br><a href="/interlinear/john/9-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> him ask <span class="itali">age</span> has he<p><b><a href="/text/john/9-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 9:23</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἶπαν ὅτι <b>Ἡλικίαν</b> ἔχει αὐτὸν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> said, <span class="itali">He is of age;</span> ask<br><a href="/kjvs/john/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> He is <span class="itali">of age;</span> ask him.<br><a href="/interlinear/john/9-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> said <span class="itali">age</span> he has him<p><b><a href="/text/ephesians/4-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ephesians 4:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰς μέτρον <b>ἡλικίας</b> τοῦ πληρώματος</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ephesians/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to the measure <span class="itali">of the stature</span> which belongs to the fullness<br><a href="/kjvs/ephesians/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the measure <span class="itali">of the stature</span> of the fulness<br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/4-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> at [the] measure <span class="itali">of [the] stature</span> of the fullness<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/11-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 11:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">παρὰ καιρὸν <b>ἡλικίας</b> ἐπεὶ πιστὸν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the proper time <span class="itali">of life,</span> since<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> beyond time <span class="itali">seasonable</span> since faithful<p><b><a href="/greek/2244.htm">Strong's Greek 2244</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2244.htm">8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/e_likia_2244.htm">ἡλικίᾳ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_likian_2244.htm">ἡλικίαν — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/e_likias_2244.htm">ἡλικίας — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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