Strong G1179Δεκάπολις
Decapolis
- Transliteration
- Dekapolis
- Pronunciation
- dek-ap'-ol-is
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Feminine) of a Location
Definition
Meaning of the name
Decapolis, "[league of] ten cities"
Detailed definition
Δεκά-πολις, -εως, ὴ
Decapolis, a region east of the Jordan containing ten cities: Mat.4:25, Mrk.5:20 7:31.†
(AS)
Decapolis, a region east of the Jordan containing ten cities: Mat.4:25, Mrk.5:20 7:31.†
(AS)
In the biblical story
Decapolis
A group of ten Hellenistic cities in ancient Palestine.
The Decapolis was a group of ten Hellenistic cities located in ancient Palestine, mentioned in the New Testament.
In the Bible
Strong G1179 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- decapolis3
First verses
- Matthew 4:25And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond Jordan.
- Mark 5:20And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.
- Mark 7:31And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
δεκᾰ-πολις, εως, ἡ,
district with ten cities, Decapolis, [NT+1st c.AD+ (NT.Matt.4.25, 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Bellum Judaicum” 3.9.7, “IGRom.” 3.1057 (2nd c.AD).)]
district with ten cities, Decapolis, [NT+1st c.AD+ (NT.Matt.4.25, 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Bellum Judaicum” 3.9.7, “IGRom.” 3.1057 (2nd c.AD).)]