1154. Damaskos
Strong's Lexicon
Damaskos: Damascus

Original Word: Δαμασκός
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: Damaskos
Pronunciation: dah-mas-KOS
Phonetic Spelling: (dam-as-kos')
Definition: Damascus
Meaning: Damascus.

Word Origin: Of foreign origin

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H1834 (דַּמֶּשֶׂק, Dammeseq): The Hebrew equivalent for Damascus, used in the Old Testament.

Usage: Damascus is a significant city in the Bible, often mentioned as a major center of trade and culture. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and serves as the capital of modern-day Syria. In the New Testament, Damascus is notably associated with the conversion of Saul of Tarsus (later known as the Apostle Paul).

Cultural and Historical Background: Damascus has a rich history, being a prominent city in ancient Near Eastern trade routes. It was a key location in the Aramean kingdom and later came under the control of various empires, including the Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans. In biblical times, it was known for its wealth and strategic importance. The city is also mentioned in various prophetic writings, highlighting its significance in the biblical narrative.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of Hebrew origin Dammeseq
Definition
Damascus, a city of Syria
NASB Translation
Damascus (15).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1154: Δαμασκός

Δαμασκός, Δαμασκοῦ, , 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; ff; 2 Corinthians 11:32; Galatians 1:17. (Cf. BB. DD. under the word, especially Alex.'s Kitto.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Damascus.

Of Hebrew origin (Dammeseq); Damascus, a city of Syria -- Damascus.

see HEBREW Dammeseq

Forms and Transliterations
Δαμασκον Δαμασκόν Δαμασκὸν Δαμασκω Δαμασκῷ Damasko Damaskō Damaskôi Damaskō̂i Damaskon Damaskón Damaskòn
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Acts 9:2 N-AFS
GRK: ἐπιστολὰς εἰς Δαμασκὸν πρὸς τὰς
NAS: from him to the synagogues at Damascus, so
KJV: letters to Damascus to the synagogues,
INT: letters to Damascus to the

Acts 9:3 N-DFS
GRK: ἐγγίζειν τῇ Δαμασκῷ ἐξαίφνης τε
NAS: that he was approaching Damascus, and suddenly
KJV: he came near Damascus: and suddenly
INT: drew near to Damascus suddenly also

Acts 9:8 N-AFS
GRK: εἰσήγαγον εἰς Δαμασκόν
NAS: they brought him into Damascus.
KJV: and brought [him] into Damascus.
INT: they brought [him] to Damascus

Acts 9:10 N-DFS
GRK: μαθητὴς ἐν Δαμασκῷ ὀνόματι Ἁνανίας
NAS: there was a disciple at Damascus named
KJV: disciple at Damascus, named Ananias;
INT: disciple in Damascus by name Ananias

Acts 9:19 N-DFS
GRK: τῶν ἐν Δαμασκῷ μαθητῶν ἡμέρας
NAS: he was with the disciples who were at Damascus,
KJV: the disciples which were at Damascus.
INT: the in Damascus [the] disciples days

Acts 9:22 N-DFS
GRK: κατοικοῦντας ἐν Δαμασκῷ συμβιβάζων ὅτι
NAS: who lived at Damascus by proving
KJV: dwelt at Damascus, proving that
INT: dwelt in Damascus proving that

Acts 9:27 N-DFS
GRK: πῶς ἐν Δαμασκῷ ἐπαρρησιάσατο ἐν
NAS: to him, and how at Damascus he had spoken out boldly
KJV: at Damascus in
INT: how in Damascus he spoke bodly in

Acts 22:5 N-AFS
GRK: ἀδελφοὺς εἰς Δαμασκὸν ἐπορευόμην ἄξων
NAS: and started off for Damascus in order to bring
KJV: to Damascus, to bring
INT: brothers to Damascus I went to bring

Acts 22:6 N-DFS
GRK: ἐγγίζοντι τῇ Δαμασκῷ περὶ μεσημβρίαν
NAS: approaching Damascus about
KJV: was come nigh unto Damascus about
INT: drawing near to Damascus about noon

Acts 22:10 N-AFS
GRK: πορεύου εἰς Δαμασκόν κἀκεῖ σοι
NAS: up and go on into Damascus, and there
KJV: into Damascus; and there
INT: go to Damascus and there you

Acts 22:11 N-AFS
GRK: ἦλθον εἰς Δαμασκόν
NAS: who were with me and came into Damascus.
KJV: I came into Damascus.
INT: I came to Damascus

Acts 26:12 N-AFS
GRK: εἰς τὴν Δαμασκὸν μετ' ἐξουσίας
NAS: engaged as I was journeying to Damascus with the authority
KJV: as I went to Damascus with authority
INT: to Damascus with authority

Acts 26:20 N-DFS
GRK: τοῖς ἐν Δαμασκῷ πρῶτόν τε
NAS: to those of Damascus first,
KJV: unto them of Damascus, and
INT: to those in Damascus first both

2 Corinthians 11:32 N-DFS
GRK: ἐν Δαμασκῷ ὁ ἐθνάρχης
NAS: In Damascus the ethnarch under Aretas
KJV: In Damascus the governor under Aretas
INT: In Damascus the governor

Galatians 1:17 N-AFS
GRK: ὑπέστρεψα εἰς Δαμασκόν
NAS: and returned once more to Damascus.
KJV: again unto Damascus.
INT: returned to Damascus

Strong's Greek 1154
15 Occurrences


Δαμασκῷ — 8 Occ.
Δαμασκὸν — 7 Occ.

















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