Strong G1393Δορκάς
Dorcas
- Transliteration
- Dorkas
- Pronunciation
- dor-kas'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Feminine) of a Person
Definition
gazelle;
Dorcas a Christian woman: - Dorcas.
Dorcas a Christian woman: - Dorcas.
Meaning of the name
Dorcas, "gazelle"
Detailed definition
Δορκάς, -άδος, ἡ
(δορκάς, a gazelle),
Dorcas, also called Ταβειθά, which see: Act.9:36, 39.†
(AS)
(δορκάς, a gazelle),
Dorcas, also called Ταβειθά, which see: Act.9:36, 39.†
(AS)
In the biblical story
Tabitha
Charitable woman in Joppa whom Peter raised from the dead
Tabitha, also called Dorcas, was a beloved disciple in Joppa known for her charitable works, whom Peter raised from the dead.
In the Bible
Strong G1393 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- dorcas2
First verses
- Acts 9:36Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.
- Acts 9:39Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Same identity
Detailed Greek dictionary
δορκάς, άδος [ᾰ], ἡ,
(δέρκομαι, δέδορκα) an animal of the deer kind (so called from its large bright eyes), in Greece, roe, Cervus capreolus, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 699, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.4.7)]; in Syria and Africa, gazelle, Antilope dorcas, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.192 (in form ζορκάς), 7.69.)]—Other forms:—δόρξ, δορκός, ἡ, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hercules Furens” 376 (probably), 3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Lavacrum Palladis” 91, 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Am.” 16)]: δόρκος, ὁ, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 2.75, 3rd c.AD: Oppianus Apamensis Epicus “Cynegetica” 2.315, 3.3)]: δόρκων, ωνος, ὁ, Palamed. cited in [LXX+3rd c.BC+ (2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 11.397a, LXX.Cant.2.17, 3rd-2nd c.BC: Aristophanes Byzantinus Philosophus “Historiae Animalium Epitome subiunctis Aeliani Timothei aliorumque eclogis - pars” 3.15)]: ζορκάς (see. above): ζόρξ, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Hymnus in Dianam” 97, “fragment” 239, 2nd c.BC: Nicander Epicus “Theriaca” 42)]: ἴορκος, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Oppianus Apamensis Epicus “Cynegetica” 2.296, 3.3. (δόρκος and ἴορκος are distinguished from δορκάς.))]
(δέρκομαι, δέδορκα) an animal of the deer kind (so called from its large bright eyes), in Greece, roe, Cervus capreolus, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 699, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.4.7)]; in Syria and Africa, gazelle, Antilope dorcas, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.192 (in form ζορκάς), 7.69.)]—Other forms:—δόρξ, δορκός, ἡ, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hercules Furens” 376 (probably), 3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Lavacrum Palladis” 91, 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Am.” 16)]: δόρκος, ὁ, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 2.75, 3rd c.AD: Oppianus Apamensis Epicus “Cynegetica” 2.315, 3.3)]: δόρκων, ωνος, ὁ, Palamed. cited in [LXX+3rd c.BC+ (2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 11.397a, LXX.Cant.2.17, 3rd-2nd c.BC: Aristophanes Byzantinus Philosophus “Historiae Animalium Epitome subiunctis Aeliani Timothei aliorumque eclogis - pars” 3.15)]: ζορκάς (see. above): ζόρξ, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Hymnus in Dianam” 97, “fragment” 239, 2nd c.BC: Nicander Epicus “Theriaca” 42)]: ἴορκος, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Oppianus Apamensis Epicus “Cynegetica” 2.296, 3.3. (δόρκος and ἴορκος are distinguished from δορκάς.))]