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Δεκάπολις (Dekapolis) -- Decapolis</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/1179.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/acts/21-3.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/1179.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 1179</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/1178b.htm" title="1178b">◄</a> 1179. Dekapolis <a href="../greek/1180.htm" title="1180">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Dekapolis: Decapolis</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">Δεκάπολις</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Dekapolis<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>deh-KAH-po-lis<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(dek-ap'-ol-is)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Decapolis<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Decapolis, meaning a group or district of ten cities (of the Greek type) in Palestine, mostly south-east of the Lake of Tiberias; the names and number vary in ancient authorities.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From Greek δέκα (deka, "ten") and πόλις (polis, "city")<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "Decapolis," as it is a Greek term referring to a specific group of cities during the Roman period.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "Decapolis" refers to a group of ten cities on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire in the region of Judea and Syria. These cities were centers of Greek and Roman culture in a predominantly Semitic region. The Decapolis is mentioned in the New Testament as a region where Jesus performed miracles and taught.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>The Decapolis was a league of ten cities that were established after the Roman conquest of the region. These cities were known for their Hellenistic culture, architecture, and political autonomy under Roman oversight. The Decapolis served as a cultural and economic hub, facilitating trade and cultural exchange between the Greco-Roman world and the Semitic peoples of the region. The cities included in the Decapolis varied over time, but commonly included cities like Damascus, Philadelphia (modern-day Amman), and Scythopolis (modern-day Beit She'an).<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/1176.htm">deka</a> and <a href="/greek/4172.htm">polis</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>Decapolis, a region E. of the Jordan<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Decapolis (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 1179: Δεκάπολις</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">Δεκάπολις</span></span>, <span class="greek2">Δεκαπολισεως</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span>, <span class="accented">Decapolis</span> (<span class="latin">regio</span><span class="latin">decapolitana</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Pliny</span>, h. n. 5, 16, 17), i. e. a region embracing ten cities. This name is borne by a district of the tribe of Manasseh beyond the Jordan and bordering upon Syria, embracing ten principal cities with smaller towns also scattered in among them. But the ancient geographers vary in their enumeration of these ten cities. <span class="abbreviation">Pliny</span>, the passage cited reckons Damascus among them, which <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span> seems to have excluded, calling Scythopolis <span class="greek2">μεγίστην</span> <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">Δεκαπόλεως</span>, <span class="abbreviation">b. j.</span> 3, 9, 7. All seem to agree in this, that Gadara, Hippo, Pella and Scythopolis were of the number. Cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s RWB under the word Decapolis; Vaihinger in <span class="abbreviation">Herzog</span> 3:325f; <span class="abbreviation">Riehm</span>, HWB, 266f; (<span class="abbreviation">BB. DD.</span>, under the word): <a href="/interlinear/matthew/4-25.htm">Matthew 4:25</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/5-20.htm">Mark 5:20</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/7-31.htm">Mark 7:31</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Decapolis. <p>From <a href="/greek/1176.htm">deka</a> and <a href="/greek/4172.htm">polis</a>; the ten-city region; the Decapolis, a district in Syria -- Decapolis. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1176.htm">deka</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4172.htm">polis</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>Δεκαπολει Δεκαπόλει Δεκαπολεως Δεκαπόλεως δεκάρχους Dekapolei Dekapólei Dekapoleos Dekapoleōs Dekapóleos Dekapóleōs<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/4-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 4:25</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Γαλιλαίας καὶ <b>Δεκαπόλεως</b> καὶ Ἰεροσολύμων</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Him from Galilee <span class="itali">and [the] Decapolis</span> and Jerusalem<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">[from] Decapolis,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/4-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Galilee and <span class="itali">[the] Decapolis</span> and Jerusalem<p><b><a href="/text/mark/5-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 5:20</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐν τῇ <b>Δεκαπόλει</b> ὅσα ἐποίησεν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to proclaim <span class="itali">in Decapolis</span> what great things<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in <span class="itali">Decapolis</span> how great things<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/5-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in the <span class="itali">[the] Decapolis</span> how much had done<p><b><a href="/text/mark/7-31.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 7:31</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τῶν ὁρίων <b>Δεκαπόλεως</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> within the region <span class="itali">of Decapolis.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/mark/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the midst of the coasts <span class="itali">of Decapolis.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/7-31.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the region <span class="itali">of [the] Decapolis</span><p><b><a href="/greek/1179.htm">Strong's Greek 1179</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1179.htm">3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/dekapolei_1179.htm">Δεκαπόλει — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/dekapoleo_s_1179.htm">Δεκαπόλεως — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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