Θυάτειρα
Thyateira · Thyatira
Greek word · Strong’s number G2363 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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Thyateira (Θυάτειρα) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “Thyatira”.
A city of Asia famous for its dyes.
How to say it
Thy·a·tei·ra
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
The place
Thyatira
Today: Akhisar (Thyatira), Turkey
A city in western Turkey today, about 37 miles (60 km) inland from the Aegean Sea.
Lydia, a seller of purple cloth, was from there (Acts 16:14). It is one of the seven assemblies of Asia (Rev 2:18-19).
Where it appears
- Acts 16:14
And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, a worshiper of God, was listening; the Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was spoken by Paul.
- Revelation 1:11
saying, “Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven assemblies: to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.”
- Revelation 2:18
And to the angel of the assembly in Thyatira write: This is what the Son of God, who has his eyes like a flame of fire, and whose feet are like burnished bronze, says:
- Revelation 2:24
But to you I say, to the rest in Thyatira, all who do not have this teaching, who have not known what they call the deep things of Satan: I am not putting on you any other burden;