Word Study · Strong's G1154 · Greek
Δαμασκός
Damaskos
dam-as-kos'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Damaskós
“Damascus, a city of Syria”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Damascus, a city of Syria
Rendered in the KJV as
Damascus.
- 15occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 15 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- Δαμασκῷ6
- Δαμασκὸν3
- Δαμασκόν.2
- Δαμασκῷ,2
- Δαμασκόν,1
- Δαμασκόν.¶1
How it is rendered · 5
- Damascus8
- Damascus.3
- Damascus,2
- to Damascus1
- to Damascus,1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular8
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular7
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-DSF-L · 8
- N-ASF-L · 7
All 15, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Acts carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Acts13 occurrences
- Acts 9:2Δαμασκὸνdamaskonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularand 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.here: Damascus
- Acts 9:3Δαμασκῷ,damaskōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularAs Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.here: to Damascus,
- Acts 9:8Δαμασκόν.damaskonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularSaul 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.here: Damascus.
- Acts 9:10Δαμασκῷdamaskōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularIn Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered.here: Damascus
- Acts 9:19Δαμασκῷdamaskōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularand after taking some food, he regained his strength. And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.here: Damascus
- Acts 9:22Δαμασκῷ,damaskōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularBut Saul was empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.here: Damascus,
- Acts 9:27Δαμασκῷdamaskōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularThen Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who spoke to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus.here: Damascus
- Acts 22:5Δαμασκὸνdamaskonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularas 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.here: Damascus
- Acts 22:6Δαμασκῷdamaskōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularAbout noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.here: to Damascus
- Acts 22:10Δαμασκόν,damaskonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularThen 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.’here: Damascus,
- Acts 22:11Δαμασκόν.¶damaskonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularBecause the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.here: Damascus.
- Acts 26:12Δαμασκὸνdamaskonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularIn this pursuit I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.here: Damascus
- Acts 26:20Δαμασκῷdamaskōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularFirst 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.here: Damascus