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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 BoxJdg 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:18 - Judah also took[fn] Gaza, Ashkelon and Ekron—each city with its territory.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:1

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

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:3 - When the people of Ashdod rose early the next day, there was Dagon, fallen on his face on the ground before the ark of the LORD! They took Dagon and put him back in his place.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:5 - That is why to this day neither the priests of Dagon nor any others who enter Dagon’s temple at Ashdod step on the threshold.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:6 - The LORD’s hand was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity; he brought devastation on them and afflicted them with tumors.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:7 - When the people of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The ark of the god of Israel must not stay here with us, because his hand is heavy on us and on Dagon our god.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:17 - These are the gold tumors the Philistines sent as a guilt offering to the LORD—one each for Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath and Ekron.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:6 - He went to war against the Philistines and broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh and Ashdod. He then rebuilt towns near Ashdod and elsewhere among the Philistines.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 20:1 - In the year that the supreme commander, sent by Sargon king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and attacked and captured it—

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:20 - and all the foreign people there; all the kings of Uz; all the kings of the Philistines (those of Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the people left at Ashdod);

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:8 - I will destroy the king[fn] of Ashdod and the one who holds the scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn my hand against Ekron, till the last of the Philistines are dead,”

says the Sovereign LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:4 - Gaza will be abandoned and Ashkelon left in ruins. At midday Ashdod will be emptied and Ekron uprooted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:6 - A mongrel people will occupy Ashdod, and I will put an end to the pride of the Philistines.
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