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NETBible: Strong -- 1179

Dekapolis <1179>

dekapoliv Dekapolis

Pronunciation:dek-ap'-ol-is
Origin:from 1176 and 4172
Reference:-
PrtSpch:n pr loc
In Greek:dekapolei 1, dekapolewv 2
In NET:Decapolis 3
In AV:Decapolis 3
Count:3
Definition:Decapolis = "ten cities"

1) a track of land so called from the ten cities that were in it
1a) according to Pliny, these cities were:
Damascus, Opoton, Philadelphia, Raphana, Scythopolis,
Gadara, Hippondion, Pella, Galasa, and Canatha (Gill)
from 1176 and 4172; the ten-city region; the Decapolis, a district in
Syria:-Decapolis.
see GREEK for 1176
see GREEK for 4172
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