GREEK · G108
Ἄζωτος
Azōtos — Azotus
Ἄζωτος, -ου, ἡ (Heb., אַשְׁדּוֹד), Azotus, a Philistine city: Act.8:40.† (AS)
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Azotus
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
The Grecized form (Acts 8:40, etc.) of Ashdod (q.v.).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.