Strongs Number: G1179
- Greek Word
- Δεκάπολις
- Transliteration
- Dekapolis
- Phonetic
- dek-ap'-ol-is
- Part of Speech
- Noun Location
- Strongs Definition
-
the ten city region; the Decapolis a district in Syria
- Thayers Definition
-
Decapolis = "ten cities"
1. a track of land so called from the ten cities that were in it
a. according to Pliny, these cities were: Damascus, Opoton, Philadelphia, Raphana, Scythopolis, Gadara, Hippondion, Pella, Galasa, and Canatha (Gill)
- Origin
- From G1176 and G4172
- Bible Usage
- Decapolis.