UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: span of life, lifetime, age

Semantic entry: 67.151

Semantic domains: Time

Subdomains: Indefinite Units of Time: Age, Lifetime, Interval, Period

Definition: the period of time when a person is alive

Notes: In RV MAT 6:27 · LV MAT 6:27 · Read together MAT 6:27 ἡλικία may also denote height (see 81.4: ἡλικία). If one understands ἡλικία in RV MAT 6:27 · LV MAT 6:27 · Read together MAT 6:27 as time, then obviously some adjustment needs to be made to the meaning of πῆχυς ‘cubit’ (81.25: πῆχυς). For many languages the most appropriate term is one which means ‘day,’ but it would also be possible to use some other unit of length if this would clearly imply an impossibility.

Sense 2: prime, of age, mature

Semantic entry: 67.156

Semantic domains: Time

Subdomains: Indefinite Units of Time: Age, Lifetime, Interval, Period

Definition: the period of life when one is mature and at one’s prime{N:001}

Notes: Normally the phrase παρὰ καιρὸν ἡλικίας (RV HEB 11:11 · LV HEB 11:11 · Read together HEB 11:11) would refer to a woman beyond menopause.

Sense 3: height, stature

Semantic entry: 81.4

Semantic domains: Spacial Dimensions

Subdomains: High, Low, Deep

Definition: height as the dimension of stature of an animate object