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2 Corinthians

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In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me:

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
Damascus Damascus, a city of Syria N-DFS H1154 Δαμασκῷ Damaskos (dam-as-kos')
Analysis:
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the governor an ethnarch, a governor (not king) of a province N-NMS H1481 ἐθνάρχης ethnarches (eth-nar'-khace)
under Aretas Aretas, an Arabian king N-GMS H702 Ἁρέτα Aretas (ar-et'-as)
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the king a king N-GMS H935 βασιλέως basileus (bas-il-yooce')
kept to guard V-IIA-3S H5432 ἐφρούρει phroureo (froo-reh'-o)
the city a city N-AFS H4172 πόλιν polis (pol'-is)
of the Damascenes of Damascus Adj-GMP H1153 Δαμασκηνῶν Damaskenos (dam-as-kay-nos')
to apprehend to lay hold of, to take V-ANA H4084 πιάσαι piazo (pee-ad'-zo)

Locations

Damascus

DAMASCUSda-mas'-kus:1. The Name2. Situation and Natural Features3. The City Itself4. Its History(1) The Early Period (to circa 950 B.C.)(2) The Aramean Kingdom (circa 950-732 B.C.)(3) The Middle Period (732 B.C.-650 A.D.)(4) Under Islam1. Name:The English name is the same as the Greek Damaskos. The Hebrew name is Dammeseq, but the Aramaic form Darmeseq, occu... View Details

People

Aretas

Aretas, an Arabian Aretas  the father-in-law of Herod Antipas, and king of Arabia Petraea. His daughter returned to him on the occasion of her husband's entering into an adulterous alliance with Herodias, the wife of Herod-Philip, his half-brother ( Luke 3:19  Luke 3:20 ;  Mark 6:17 ; Matthew 14:3 ). This led to a war between Aretas and Herod Antipas. Herod's army was wholly destroyed (A.D. 36).... View Details

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King James Bible In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me:
Berean Bible In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept Aretas was guarding the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me:seize me.
Hebrew Greek English In Damascus the governor ethnarch under Aretas the king kept was guarding the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous in order to apprehend me:seize me,
New American Standard Bible 1995 In Damascus the governor ethnarch under Aretas the king kept was guarding the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous in order to apprehend me:seize me,