Bible Names

Azotus: meaning of the name

Azotus means “the same as Ashdod.”
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869)

Azotus in Hebrew and Greek

Ἄζωτος G108

Ázōtos — Azotus (i.e. Ashdod), a place in Palestine

of Hebrew origin (H0795);

Azotus in Scripture

“Azotus” appears in 1 verse of the King James Version.

  • Acts 8:40

    But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Cesarea.