- Original: Δεκάπολις - Transliteration: Dekapolis - Phonetic: dek-ap'-ol-is - Definition: Decapolis = ten cities 1. a track of land so called from the ten cities that were in it a. according to Pliny, these cities were: Damascus, Opoton, Philadelphia, Raphana, Scythopolis, Gadara, Hippondion, Pella, Galasa, and Canatha (Gill) - Origin: from G1176 and G4172 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Location - Strong's: From G1176 and G4172 ; the ten city region; the Decapolis a district in Syria: - Decapolis. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • Decapolis, 3 Mat 4:25; Mar 5:20; Mar 7:31