Original: Λυδία

Transliteration: Lydía

Phonetic: loo-dee'-ah

Short Definition: Lydia

- Original: Λυδία

- Transliteration: Ludia

- Phonetic: loo-dee'-ah

- Definition: Lydia = "travail"

1. a woman of Thyatira, a seller of purple, the first European convert of Paul, and afterward his hostess during his first stay at Philippi

- Origin: properly, feminine of Ludios [of foreign origin] (a Lydian, in Asia Minor)

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine

- Strong's: Properly feminine of Λύδιος Ludios (of foreign origin; a Lydian in Asia Minor); Lydia a Christian woman: - Lydia.