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Lexicon :: Strong's G108 - azōtos

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Ἄζωτος
Transliteration
azōtos (Key)
Pronunciation
ad'-zo-tos
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Hebrew origin אַשְׁדּוֹד (H795)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
15x in 4 unique form(s)
Strong’s Definitions

Ἄζωτος Ázōtos, ad'-zo-tos; of Hebrew origin (H795); Azotus (i.e. Ashdod), a place in Palestine:—Azotus.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G108 in the following manner: Azotus (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G108 in the following manner: Azotus (1x).

  1. Ashdod or Azotus = "a stronghold"

    1. one of the five chief cities of the Philistines, lying between Ashkelon and Jamnia and near the Mediterranean

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Ἄζωτος Ázōtos, ad'-zo-tos; of Hebrew origin (H795); Azotus (i.e. Ashdod), a place in Palestine:—Azotus.
STRONGS G108:
Ἄζωτος, -ου, ἡ, אַשְׁדּוֹר, Azotus, Ashdod, one of the five chief cities of the Philistines, lying between Ashkelon and Jamnia [i. e. Jabneel] and near the Mediterranean: Acts 8:40; at present a petty village, Esdῦd. A succinct history of the city is given by Gesenius, Thesaurus iii; p. 1366; Raumer, Palästina, p. 174; [Alex.'s Kitto or McClintock and Strong's Cyclopaedia, under the word Ashdod].
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
8:40

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G108 matches the Greek Ἄζωτος (azōtos),
which occurs 15 times in 13 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:18 - But Judas did not inherit Gaza nor her coasts, nor Ascalon nor her coasts, nor Accaron nor her coasts, nor Azotus nor the lands around it.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:1 - And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Abenezer to Azotus.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:3 - And the people of Azotus rose early, and entered into the house of Dagon; and looked, and behold, Dagon had fallen on his face before the ark of the Lord: and they lifted up Dagon, and set him in his place. And the hand of the Lord was heavy upon the Azotians, and he plagued them, and he smote them in their secret parts, Azotus and her coasts.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:5 - Therefore the priests of Dagon, and every one that enters into the house of Dagon, do not tread upon the threshold of the house of Dagon in Azotus until this day, for they step over.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:6 - And the hand of the Lord was heavy upon Azotus, and he brought evil upon them, and it burst out upon them into the ships, and mice sprang up in the midst of their country, and there was a [fn]great and indiscriminate mortality in the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:7 - And the men of Azotus saw that it was so, and they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us, for his hand is [fn]heavy upon us and upon Dagon our god.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:17 - And these are the golden emerods which the lords of the Philistines gave as a trespass-offering to the Lord; for Azotus one, for Gaza one, for Ascalon one, for Geth one, for Accaron one.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:6 - And he went out and fought against the Philistines, and pulled down the walls of Geth, and the walls of Jabner, and the walls of Azotus, and he built cities near Azotus, and among the Philistines.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 20:1 - In the year when Tanathan came to Azotus, when he was sent by Arna king of the Assyrians, and warred against Azotus, and took it;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:20 - (LXX 32:20) and all the mingled people, and all the kings of the Philistines, and Ascalon, and Gaza, and Accaron, and the remnant of Azotus,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:8 - And I will destroy the inhabitants out of Azotus, and a tribe shall be cut off from Ascalon, and I will stretch out my hand upon Accaron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:4 - For Gaza shall be utterly spoiled, and Ascalon shall be destroyed; and Azotus shall be cast forth at noon-day, and Accaron shall be rooted up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:6 - And aliens shall dwell in Azotus, and I will bring down the pride of the Philistines.
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