Strong's Number G1179

Δεκάπολις

Dekapolis · dek-ap'-ol-is

Transliteration:

Dekapolis{dek-ap'-ol-is}

Word Origin:

from 1176 and 4172

Part of Speech:

proper name location

Strong's Definition:

the ten-city region; the Decapolis, a district in Syria

Usage in the KJV:

Decapolis 3

Total: 3
Occurs 3 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

Decapolis = "ten cities"

a track of land so called from the ten cities that were in it
1. according to Pliny, these cities were: Damascus, Opoton, Philadelphia, Raphana, Scythopolis, Gadara, Hippondion, Pella, Galasa, and Canatha (Gill)