Dekapolis is the named region from which crowds followed and within which travel and proclamation are described.

The occurrences consistently identify a named region: crowds come from it in Matthew 4:25, proclamation takes place there in Mark 5:20, and travel is described in relation to its region in Mark 7:31.

1. Named regional setting · dominant

   In Matthew 4:25, the genitive singular form occurs among the places from which large crowds followed; the APB renders the list with “Decapolis.” In Mark 5:20, the dative singular form marks the setting where a man began to proclaim what Jesus had done, while Mark 7:31 uses the genitive singular form in the phrase “the region of Decapolis.”

   Matthew 4:25Mark 5:20Mark 7:31

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name directly as “Decapolis” in all three verses, adding “the region of” in Mark 7:31. These renderings confirm the verses' regional setting rather than establish a finer distinction.