ΔεκάπολιςDekápolis
Decapolis, a region east of the Jordan containing ten cities: Matthew 4:25, Mark 5:20, Mark 7:31.
Greek (New Testament) · G1179
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 4:25 Large crowds followed him wherever he went—people from Galilee, the Ten Towns, Jerusalem, from all over Judea, and from east of the Jordan River.
- Mark 5:20 So the man started off to visit the Ten Towns of that region and began to proclaim the great things Jesus had done for him; and everyone was amazed at what he told them.
- Mark 7:31 Jesus left Tyre and went up to Sidon before going back to the Sea of Galilee and the region of the Ten Towns.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.