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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical Dictionary

Strong's #1048 - Γάζα

Transliteration

gáza

Phonetics

gad'-zah

Origin

of Hebrew origin (H5804)

Parts of Speech

Noun Location

TDNT

None

Definition

Thayer's
Gaza = "the fortified; the strong"

one of the five chief cities of the Philistines in Palestine

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1489 ‑ גִּזְבָּר (ghiz‑bawr'); 1596 ‑ גְּנַז (ghen‑az');

Frequency Lists

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Word
Parsing

KJV (1)

Acts

NAS (1)

Acts

HCS (1)

Acts

BSB (1)

Acts

ESV (1)

Acts

WEB (1)

Acts

Verse Results

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

γάζα [ γᾱ], ἡ,

I treasure, Thphr. HP 8.11.5, OGI 54.22 (iii B. C.), Epigr. ap. Str. 14.1.39, LXX 2 Esdras 5:17, Acts 8:27, etc.; ἐκ τῆς βασιλικῆς γ. D.S. 17.35.

II large sum of money, Plb. 11.34.12. (Persian word.)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

Γάζα -ης , -ἡ

(Heb. H5804),

Gaza, in CT, one of the five chief cities of the Philistines: Acts 8:26.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

According to Lewy Fremdwörter p. 94, in Hellenistic Greek foreign proper names are only found with γ = ע, when this represents the Arabic ̯ : thus Γάζα = עַזָּה ‘Azzā.

List of Word Forms

Γαζαν Γάζαν γαζαρηνοί γαζαρηνούς γαζαρηνών Gazan Gázan

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