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 |
Variations in Bible: | Decapolis (NET, KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, TEV) |
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