G1393: Δορκάς (Dorkás)

G1393 Δορκάς (Dorkás)

Greek

Quick Definition

Δορκάς, άδος, ἡ n.f. Dorcas

Strong's Definition

gazelle; Dorcas, a Christian woman

KJV Usage: Dorcas

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Δορκάς (G1393)

noun-name, f. | -άδος

93.101 · Names of Persons and Places · Persons

Dorcas meaning gazelle, deer a Christian woman in Joppa who was known for charitable works; her Aramaic name was Ταβιθά (93.355)

ACT 9:36 · ACT 9:39

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Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

Δορκάς Dorkas 2x

Dorcas, pr. name, signifying a gazelle or antelope, Acts 9:36, 39*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

Δορκάς, -άδος, ἡ

(δορκάς, a gazelle),

Dorcas, also called Ταβειθά, q.v.: Ac 9:36, 39.†

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

Δορκάς (Dorkas) — Dorcas. δορκάς, άδος [ᾰ], ἡ, (δέρκομαι, δέδορκα) an animal of the deer kind (so called from its large bright eyes), in Greece, roe, Cervus capreolus, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; in Syria and Africa, gazelle, Antilope dorcas, [Refs 5th c.BC+]—Other forms:—δόρξ, δορκός, ἡ, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: δόρκος, ὁ, [Refs 1st c.AD+]: δόρκων, ωνος, ὁ, Palamed. cited in [LXX+3rd c.BC+]: ζορκάς (see. above): ζόρξ, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: ἴορκος, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]