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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

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:18 - Judah also captured Gaza with its territory, and Ashkelon with its territory, and Ekron with its territory.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 5:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:1 - When the Philistines captured the ark of God, they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 5:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:3 - And when the people of Ashdod rose early the next day, behold, Dagon had fallen face downward on the ground before the ark of the LORD. So they took Dagon and put him back in his place.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 5:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:5 - This is why the priests of Dagon and all who enter the house of Dagon do not tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 5:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:6 - The hand of the LORD was heavy against the people of Ashdod, and he terrified and afflicted them with tumors, both Ashdod and its territory.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 5:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:7 - And when the men of Ashdod saw how things were, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not remain with us, for his hand is hard against us and against Dagon our god.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 6:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:17 - These are the golden tumors that the Philistines returned as a guilt offering to the LORD: one for Ashdod, one for Gaza, one for Ashkelon, one for Gath, one for Ekron,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:6 - He went out and made war against the Philistines and broke through the wall of Gath and the wall of Jabneh and the wall of Ashdod, and he built cities in the territory of Ashdod and elsewhere among the Philistines.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 20:1 - In the year that the commander in chief, who was sent by Sargon the king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and fought against it and captured it—

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:20 - and all the mixed tribes among them; all the kings of the land of Uz and all the kings of the land of the Philistines (Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod);

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:8 - I will cut off the inhabitants from Ashdod,
and him who holds the scepter from Ashkelon;
I will turn my hand against Ekron,
and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish,”
says the Lord GOD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:4 - For Gaza shall be deserted,
and Ashkelon shall become a desolation;
Ashdod’s people shall be driven out at noon,
and Ekron shall be uprooted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:6 - a mixed people[fn] shall dwell in Ashdod,
and I will cut off the pride of Philistia.
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