Strong's Greek · G1154
G1154 Damaskós
Δαμασκός
dam-as-kos'
Damascus
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Damaskós appears 15 times in Scripture, including Acts 9:2 and Acts 9:3. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
Damascus, a city of Syria
In the King James Version
Damascus
Derivation
of Hebrew origin (H1834 (דַּמֶּשֶׂק));
Appears 15 times in Scripture
“First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance.”
“About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.”
“and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.”
“as the high priest and the whole Council can testify about me. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to apprehend these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.”
“Then I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ ‘Get up and go into Damascus,’ He told me. ‘There you will be told all that you have been appointed to do.’”
“In this pursuit I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.”
“As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.”
“and after taking some food, he regained his strength. And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.”
“Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who had spoken to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus.”
“But Saul was empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
