Lexicon Ludia: Lydia, a Christian woman Original Word: Λυδία, ας, ἡPart of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: Ludia Phonetic Spelling: (loo-dee'-ah) Short Definition: Lydia Definition: Lydia, a lady resident of Philippi, native of Thyatira in Lydia (Asia Minor), and engaged in the clothing trade. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof foreign origin, fem. of Ludios (of Lydia, a region in Asia Minor) DefinitionLydia, a Christian woman NASB TranslationLydia (2). 
 Thayer's STRONGS NT 3070: ΛυδίαΛυδία,  Λυδιας,  ἡ,  Lydia, a woman of Thyatira, a seller of purple, converted by Paul to the Christian faith:  Acts 16:14, 40. The name was borne by other women also, Horat. carm. 1, 8; 3, 9.    
 
 
 
 Strong's Lydia, a Christian woman  Properly, feminine of Ludios (of foreign origin) (a Lydian, in Asia Minor); Lydia, a Christian woman: -Lydia.   |  
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