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Δαμασκός (Damaskos) -- Damascus</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/1154.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/mark/12-2.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/1154.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> > 1154</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/1153.htm" title="1153">◄</a> 1154. Damaskos <a href="../greek/1155.htm" title="1155">►</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">Damaskos: Damascus</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">Δαμασκός</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Damaskos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>dah-mas-KOS<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(dam-as-kos')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Damascus<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Damascus.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Of foreign origin<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>H1834 (דַּמֶּשֶׂק, Dammeseq):</b> The Hebrew equivalent for Damascus, used in the Old Testament.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>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).<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>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.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of Hebrew origin <a href="/hebrew/1834.htm">Dammeseq</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>Damascus, a city of Syria<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Damascus (15).<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 1154: Δαμασκός</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">Δαμασκός</span></span>, <span class="greek2">Δαμασκοῦ</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span>, <span class="accented">Damascus</span> (Hebrew <span class="hebrew">דַּמֶשֶׂק</span>), a very ancient (<a href="/interlinear/genesis/14-15.htm">Genesis 14:15</a>), 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 (<span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">b. j.</span> 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)): <a href="/interlinear/acts/9-2.htm">Acts 9:2</a>ff; <BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Acts 22:5>ff; <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/11-32.htm">2 Corinthians 11:32</a>; <a href="/interlinear/galatians/1-17.htm">Galatians 1:17</a>. (Cf. <span class="abbreviation">BB. DD.</span> under the word, especially Alex.'s Kitto.)<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>Damascus. <p>Of Hebrew origin (<a href="/hebrew/1834.htm">Dammeseq</a>); Damascus, a city of Syria -- Damascus. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/1834.htm">Dammeseq</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>Δαμασκον Δαμασκόν Δαμασκὸν Δαμασκω Δαμασκῷ Damasko Damaskō Damaskôi Damaskō̂i Damaskon Damaskón Damaskòn<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/acts/9-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 9:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπιστολὰς εἰς <b>Δαμασκὸν</b> πρὸς τὰς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> from him to the synagogues <span class="itali">at Damascus,</span> so<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> letters to <span class="itali">Damascus</span> to the synagogues,<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/9-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> letters to <span class="itali">Damascus</span> to the<p><b><a href="/text/acts/9-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 9:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐγγίζειν τῇ <b>Δαμασκῷ</b> ἐξαίφνης τε</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that he was approaching <span class="itali">Damascus,</span> and suddenly<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> he came near <span class="itali">Damascus:</span> and suddenly<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/9-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> drew near <span class="itali">to Damascus</span> suddenly also<p><b><a href="/text/acts/9-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 9:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰσήγαγον εἰς <b>Δαμασκόν</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> they brought <span class="itali">him into Damascus.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/acts/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and brought [him] into <span class="itali">Damascus.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/9-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> they brought [him] to <span class="itali">Damascus</span><p><b><a href="/text/acts/9-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 9:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μαθητὴς ἐν <b>Δαμασκῷ</b> ὀνόματι Ἁνανίας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> there was a disciple <span class="itali">at Damascus</span> named<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> disciple at <span class="itali">Damascus,</span> named Ananias;<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/9-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> disciple in <span class="itali">Damascus</span> by name Ananias<p><b><a href="/text/acts/9-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 9:19</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τῶν ἐν <b>Δαμασκῷ</b> μαθητῶν ἡμέρας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> he was with the disciples <span class="itali">who were at Damascus,</span><br><a href="/kjvs/acts/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the disciples which were at <span class="itali">Damascus.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/9-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the in <span class="itali">Damascus</span> [the] disciples days<p><b><a href="/text/acts/9-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 9:22</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κατοικοῦντας ἐν <b>Δαμασκῷ</b> συμβιβάζων ὅτι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> who lived <span class="itali">at Damascus</span> by proving<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> dwelt at <span class="itali">Damascus,</span> proving that<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/9-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> dwelt in <span class="itali">Damascus</span> proving that<p><b><a href="/text/acts/9-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 9:27</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πῶς ἐν <b>Δαμασκῷ</b> ἐπαρρησιάσατο ἐν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to him, and how <span class="itali">at Damascus</span> he had spoken out boldly<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> at <span class="itali">Damascus</span> in<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/9-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> how in <span class="itali">Damascus</span> he spoke bodly in<p><b><a href="/text/acts/22-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 22:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/22.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀδελφοὺς εἰς <b>Δαμασκὸν</b> ἐπορευόμην ἄξων</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and started <span class="itali">off for Damascus</span> in order to bring<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to <span class="itali">Damascus,</span> to bring<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/22-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> brothers to <span class="itali">Damascus</span> I went to bring<p><b><a href="/text/acts/22-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 22:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/22.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐγγίζοντι τῇ <b>Δαμασκῷ</b> περὶ μεσημβρίαν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> approaching <span class="itali">Damascus</span> about<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> was come nigh <span class="itali">unto Damascus</span> about<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/22-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> drawing near <span class="itali">to Damascus</span> about noon<p><b><a href="/text/acts/22-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 22:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/22.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πορεύου εἰς <b>Δαμασκόν</b> κἀκεῖ σοι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> up and go <span class="itali">on into Damascus,</span> and there<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> into <span class="itali">Damascus;</span> and there<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/22-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> go to <span class="itali">Damascus</span> and there you<p><b><a href="/text/acts/22-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 22:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/22.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἦλθον εἰς <b>Δαμασκόν</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> who were with me and came <span class="itali">into Damascus.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/acts/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> I came into <span class="itali">Damascus.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/22-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> I came to <span class="itali">Damascus</span><p><b><a href="/text/acts/26-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 26:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/26.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰς τὴν <b>Δαμασκὸν</b> μετ' ἐξουσίας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/26.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> engaged as I was journeying <span class="itali">to Damascus</span> with the authority<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/26.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> as I went to <span class="itali">Damascus</span> with authority<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/26-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to <span class="itali">Damascus</span> with authority<p><b><a href="/text/acts/26-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 26:20</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/26.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τοῖς ἐν <b>Δαμασκῷ</b> πρῶτόν τε</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/26.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to those <span class="itali">of Damascus</span> first,<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/26.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto them of <span class="itali">Damascus,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/26-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to those in <span class="itali">Damascus</span> first both<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/11-32.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 11:32</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐν <b>Δαμασκῷ</b> ὁ ἐθνάρχης</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">In Damascus</span> the ethnarch under Aretas<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> In <span class="itali">Damascus</span> the governor under Aretas<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/11-32.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> In <span class="itali">Damascus</span> the governor<p><b><a href="/text/galatians/1-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Galatians 1:17</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὑπέστρεψα εἰς <b>Δαμασκόν</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/galatians/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and returned once more <span class="itali">to Damascus.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/galatians/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> again unto <span class="itali">Damascus.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/1-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> returned to <span class="itali">Damascus</span><p><b><a href="/greek/1154.htm">Strong's Greek 1154</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1154.htm">15 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/damasko__1154.htm">Δαμασκῷ — 8 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/damaskon_1154.htm">Δαμασκὸν — 7 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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/1153.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1153"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1153" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/1155.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1155"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1155" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>