Strong G3070Λυδία
Lydia
- Transliteration
- Ludia
- Pronunciation
- loo-dee'-ah
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Feminine) of a Person
Definition
Properly feminine of Λύδιος
Ludios (of foreign origin; a Lydian in Asia Minor);
Lydia a Christian woman: - Lydia.
Ludios (of foreign origin; a Lydian in Asia Minor);
Lydia a Christian woman: - Lydia.
Detailed definition
Λυδία, -ας, ἡ
Lydia, a woman of Thyatira: Act.16:14, 40.†
(AS)
Lydia, a woman of Thyatira: Act.16:14, 40.†
(AS)
In the biblical story
Lydia
Seller of purple goods; converted by Paul in Philippi
Lydia, a seller of purple goods from Thyatira, was converted by Paul in Philippi and hosted the church in her home (Act.16.14,40).
In the Bible
Strong G3070 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- lydia2
First verses
- Acts 16:14And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
- Acts 16:40And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
Λῡδία,
Ionic dialect -ιη, ἡ, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (“Lydia”, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.79, etc.)]:—hence Λῡδιακά, τά, a history of Lydia, by Xanthus, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 12.515e)]: Λῡδικὴ ἀρχή [Refs 5th c.BC+ (“Lydian” empire, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.72.)]
Ionic dialect -ιη, ἡ, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (“Lydia”, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.79, etc.)]:—hence Λῡδιακά, τά, a history of Lydia, by Xanthus, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 12.515e)]: Λῡδικὴ ἀρχή [Refs 5th c.BC+ (“Lydian” empire, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.72.)]