How to Pronounce Azotus
uh-ZO-tus
Azotus is pronounced uh-ZO-tus (əˈzəʊtəs): three syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: uh-ZOE-tuhs.
What does Azotus mean?
Azotus means “the same as Ashdod”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Where was Azotus?
Azotus is the Greek name for Ashdod, one of the chief Philistine cities on the coastal plain. Philip the evangelist was found at Azotus after baptizing the Ethiopian eunuch, and preached in all the cities from there to Caesarea (Acts 8:40).
Also pronounced
uh-ZOE-tuhs
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