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Lexicon :: Strong's G1154 - damaskos

Aa
Δαμασκός
Transliteration
damaskos (Key)
Pronunciation
dam-as-kos'
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Hebrew origin דַּמֶּשֶׂק (H1834)
Strong’s Definitions

Δαμασκός Damaskós, dam-as-kos'; of Hebrew origin (H1834); Damascus, a city of Syria:—Damascus.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's G1154 in the following manner: Damascus (15x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x
The KJV translates Strong's G1154 in the following manner: Damascus (15x).

  1. Damascus = "silent is the sackcloth weaver"

    1. one of the most ancient and most important cities of Syria lying in [a most]1 lovely and fertile plain at the eastern base of the Antilibanus


1. Edited by BLB [An error was made in the original document incorrectly stating "almost".]

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Δαμασκός Damaskós, dam-as-kos'; of Hebrew origin (H1834); Damascus, a city of Syria:—Damascus.
STRONGS G1154:
Δαμασκός, -οῦ, ἡ, Damascus, (Hebrew דַּמֶשֶׂק), a very ancient (Genesis 14:15), celebrated, flourishing city of Syria, lying in a most lovely and fertile plain at the eastern base of Antilibanus. It had a great number of Jews among its inhabitants (Josephus, b. j. 2, 20, 2 cf. 7, 8, 7). Still one of the most opulent cities of western Asia, having about 109,000 inhabitants ["in 1859 about 150,000; of these 6,000 were Jews, and 15,000 Christians" (Porter)]: Acts 9:2ff; Acts 22:5ff; 2 Corinthians 11:32; Galatians 1:17. [Cf. BB. DD. under the word, especially Alex.'s Kitto.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
14:15
Acts
9:2; 22:5
2 Corinthians
11:32
Galatians
1:17

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1154 matches the Greek Δαμασκός (damaskos),
which occurs 15 times in 15 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:2 - and asked G154 for letters G1992 from him to the synagogues G4864 at Damascus, G1154 so G3704 that if G1437 he found G2147 any G5100 belonging G1510 to the Way, G3598 both G5037 men G435 and women, G1135 he might bring G71 them bound G1210 to Jerusalem. G2419

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:3 - As he was traveling, G4198 it happened G1096 that he was approaching G1448 Damascus, G1154 and suddenly G1810 a light G5457 from heaven G3772 flashed G4015 around G4015 him;

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:8 - Saul G4569 got G1453 up from the ground, G1093 and though his eyes G3788 were open, G455 he [fn]could see G991 nothing; G3762 and leading G5496 him by the hand, G5496 they brought G1521 him into Damascus. G1154

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:10 - Now G1161 there was a disciple G3101 at Damascus G1154 named G3686 Ananias; G367 and the Lord G2962 said G3004 to him in a vision, G3705 “Ananias.” G367 And he said, G3004 “Here G2400 I am, Lord.” G2962

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:19 - and he took G2983 food G5160 and was strengthened. G1765 Now G1161 for several G5100 days G2250 he was with the disciples G3101 who were at Damascus, G1154

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:22 - But Saul G4569 kept increasing G1743 in strength G1743 and confounding G4797 the Jews G2453 who lived G2730 at Damascus G1154 by proving G4822 that this G3778 Jesus is the [fn]Christ. G5547

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:27 - But Barnabas G921 took G1949 hold G1949 of him and brought G71 him to the apostles G652 and described G1334 to them how G4459 he had seen G3708 the Lord G2962 on the road, G3598 and that He had talked G2980 to him, and how G4459 at Damascus G1154 he had spoken G3955 out boldly G3955 in the name G3686 of Jesus. G2424

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:5 - as also G2532 the high G749 priest G749 and all G3956 the Council G4244 of the elders G4244 [fn]can testify. G3140 From them I also G2532 received G1209 letters G1992 to the brethren, G80 and started G4198 off for Damascus G1154 in order to bring G71 even G2532 those G3588 who were there G1566 to Jerusalem G2419 [fn]as prisoners G1210 to be punished. G5097

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:6 - “But it happened G1096 that as I was on my way, G4198 approaching G1448 Damascus G1154 about G4012 noontime, G3314 a very G2425 bright G2425 light G5457 suddenly G1810 flashed G4015 from heaven G3772 all G4012 around G4012 me,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:10 - “And I said, G3004 ‘What G5101 shall I do, G4160 Lord?’ G2962 And the Lord G2962 said G3004 to me, ‘Get G450 up and go G4198 on into Damascus, G1154 and there G2546 you will be told G2980 of all G3956 that has been appointed G5021 for you to do.’ G4160

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:11 - “But since G5613 I could not see G1689 because G575 of the [fn]brightness G1391 of that light, G5457 I was led G5496 by the hand G5496 by those G3588 who were with me and came G2064 into Damascus. G1154

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:12 - “[fn]While G1722 so G3739 engaged as I was journeying G4198 to Damascus G1154 with the authority G1849 and commission G2011 of the chief G749 priests, G749

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:20 - but kept declaring G518 both G5037 to those G3588 of Damascus G1154 first, G4413 and also at Jerusalem G2414 and then throughout all G3956 the region G5561 of Judea, G2453 and even to the Gentiles, G1484 that they should repent G3340 and turn G1994 to God, G2316 performing G4238 deeds G2041 appropriate G514 to repentance. G3341

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:32

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:32 - In Damascus G1154 the ethnarch G1481 under Aretas G702 the king G935 was guarding G5432 the city G4172 of the Damascenes G1153 in order to seize G4084 me,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:17 - nor G3761 did I go G424 up to Jerusalem G2414 to those G3588 who were apostles G652 before G4253 me; but I went G565 away G565 to Arabia, G688 and returned G5290 once G3825 more G3825 to Damascus. G1154
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