GreekG1393Proper Noun (Feminine)
Δορκάς
Dorkas
“Dorcas”
2Occurrences
G1393Strong's #
Proper Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
gazelle; Dorcas, a Christian woman
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
Dorcas, also called Ταβειθά, which see.
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Feminine)
Morphology Code
N:N-F-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
Δορκάς appears 2 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Acts
2
Key Passages
Acts 9:36BSB
In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
Acts 9:39BSB
So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
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