Δαμασκός

DamaskosDamascus
greekNew TestamentName of a place15 occurrences3 books15 verses
This is the name of the place Damascus: Ancient city, capital of Syria, important in biblical history.

Definition

Δαμασκός, -οῦ, ἡ (Heb. דַּמֶּשֶׂק),

Damascus: Act.9.2ff. 22:5ff.26.12,20, 2 Corinthians 11:32, Galatians 1:17.

Glossary entries

Damascus

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

15 total
  1. Acts 9:2Δαμασκὸν · Damascus
    …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.
  2. Acts 9:3Δαμασκῷ · to Damascus
    As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
  3. Acts 9:8Δαμασκόν · Damascus
    Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.
  4. Acts 9:10Δαμασκῷ · Damascus
    In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered.
  5. Acts 9:19Δαμασκῷ · Damascus
    …and after taking some food, he regained his strength. And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.
  6. Acts 9:22Δαμασκῷ · Damascus
    But Saul was empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.
  7. Acts 9:27Δαμασκῷ · [that city]
    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.
  8. Acts 22:5Δαμασκὸν · Damascus
    …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.
  9. Acts 22:6Δαμασκῷ · Damascus
    About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.
  10. Acts 22:10Δαμασκόν · Damascus
    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.’
  11. Acts 22:11Δαμασκόν · Damascus
    Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.
  12. Acts 26:12Δαμασκὸν · Damascus
    In this pursuit I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.
  13. Acts 26:20Δαμασκῷ · Damascus
    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.
  14. 2 Corinthians 11:32Δαμασκῷ · Damascus
    In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas secured the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me.
  15. Galatians 1:17Δαμασκόν · Damascus
    …nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles who came before me, but I went into Arabia and later returned to Damascus.