GIEZI (Géhází; Septuagint = Tezú). — Servant of the prophet Elisha (v.).
When Elisha wishes to reward the generous hospitality of the good Shunammite woman, G. suggests to him that the best gift would be to obtain a son for her (2 Kgs 4:11–17). When the Shunammite runs to the prophet because of the sudden death of her unexpected child, Elisha sends the solicitous G. to raise him, placing the staff upon the boy’s face and entrusting him with II. But the resurrection does not occur, and G., disappointed, reports the failure to his master, who comes with the Shunammite and performs the miracle (2 Kgs 4:18–37).
Greed and deceit ruin G. on the occasion of the marvelous healing of the Syrian general Naaman, who ends up leprous as punishment for G.’s actions (2 Kgs 5:20–27). The episode in which G. recounts to Joram, king of Judah, the prophecies fulfilled by Elisha (2 Kgs 8:1–6) precedes the former, for the king would never have admitted a leper to converse with him.