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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 made a request for letters from him to the Synagogues of Damascus, so that if there were any of the Way there, men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:3 - And while he was journeying, he came near Damascus; and suddenly he saw a light from heaven shining round him;

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:8 - And Saul got up from the earth, and when his eyes were open, he saw nothing; and he was guided by the hand into Damascus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:10 - Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and the Lord said to him in a vision, Ananias! and he said, Here I am, Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:19 - And when he had taken food his strength came back. And for some days he kept with the disciples who were in Damascus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:22 - But Saul went on increasing in power, and the Jews in Damascus were not able to give answers to the arguments by which he made it clear that Jesus was the Christ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:27 - But Barnabas took him to the Apostles and gave them an account of how he had seen the Lord on the road, and had given hearing to his words, and how at Damascus he had been preaching in the name of Jesus without fear.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:5 - Of which the high priest will be a witness, and all the rulers, from whom I had letters to the brothers; and I went into Damascus, to take those who were there as prisoners to Jerusalem for punishment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:6 - And it came about that while I was on my journey, coming near to Damascus, about the middle of the day, suddenly I saw a great light from heaven shining round me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:10 - And I said, What have I to do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Get up, and go into Damascus; and it will be made clear to you what you have to do.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:11 - And because I was unable to see because of the glory of that light, those who were with me took me by the hand, and so I came to Damascus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:12 - Then, when I was journeying to Damascus with the authority and orders of the chief priests,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:20 - But I went about, first to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, and through all the country of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, preaching a change of heart, so that they, being turned to God, might give, in their works, the fruits of a changed heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:32

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:32 - In Damascus, the ruler under Aretas the king kept watch over the town of the people of Damascus, in order to take me:

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:17 - And I went not up to Jerusalem to those who were Apostles before me; but I went away into Arabia, and again I came back to Damascus.
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