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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].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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 Box Jdg 1:18

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Judah captured Gaza and its territory, Ashkelon and its territory, and Ekron and its territory.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 5:1

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After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod,

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When the people of Ashdod got up early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen with his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD. So they took Dagon and returned him to his place.

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That is why, still today, the priests of Dagon and everyone who enters the temple of Dagon in Ashdod do not step on Dagon’s threshold.

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The LORD’s hand was heavy on the people of Ashdod. He terrified the people of Ashdod and its territory and afflicted them with tumors.[fn][fn]

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When the people of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The ark of Israel’s God must not stay here with us, because his hand is strongly against us and our god Dagon.”

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As a guilt offering to the LORD, the Philistines had sent back one gold tumor for each city: Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron.

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Uzziah went out to wage war against the Philistines, and he tore down the wall of Gath, the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod. Then he built cities in the vicinity of Ashdod and among the Philistines.

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In the year that the chief commander, sent by King Sargon of Assyria, came to Ashdod and attacked and captured it ​— ​

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and all the mixed peoples;

all the kings of the land of Uz;

all the kings of the land of the Philistines ​— ​Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;

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I will cut off the ruler from Ashdod,

and the one who wields the scepter from Ashkelon.

I will also turn my hand against Ekron,

and the remainder of the Philistines will perish.

The Lord GOD has spoken.

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For Gaza will be abandoned,

and Ashkelon will become a ruin.

Ashdod will be driven out at noon,

and Ekron will be uprooted.

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A mongrel people will live in Ashdod,

and I will destroy the pride of the Philistines.

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