Greek - English Dictionary
G1179 - Decapolis
| Strong's No.: | G1179 |
| Greek: | Δεκάπολις |
| Transliteration: | Dekapolis |
| Phonetic: | dek-ap'-ol-is |
| Word Origin: | From G1176 and G4172 |
| Bible Usage: | Decapolis. |
| Part of Speech: | Noun Location |
| Strongs Definition: | the ten city region; the Decapolis a district in Syria |
| Thayers Definition: | Decapolis = "ten cities" 1. a track of land so called from the ten cities that were in it a. according to Pliny, these cities were: Damascus, Opoton, Philadelphia, Raphana, Scythopolis, Gadara, Hippondion, Pella, Galasa, and Canatha (Gill) |
| Bible References:
Decapolis |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
Decapolis ( 3 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.