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G3069 Λύδδα (Lýdda)
Greek
Noun, Feminine
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Quick Definition

Lydda, Diospolis, Lod

Strong's Definition

Lydda (i.e. Lod), a place in Palestine

Derivation: of Hebrew origin (H03850);

KJV Usage: Lydda

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

Λύδδα, Λύδδης (Act_9:38 R G L, but Λύδδας T Tr WH; see WH's Appendix, p. 156), ἡ, and Λύδδα, Λυδδων, τά ((L T Tr WH in) Act_9:32; Act_9:35; cf. Tdf. Proleg., p. 116; Buttmann, 18f (16f) (cf. Winer's Grammar, 61 (60))); Hebrew μΙγ (1Ch_8:12; Ezr_2:33; Neh_11:35); Lydda, a large Benjamite (cf. 1 Chronicles, the passage cited) town (Λύδδα κώμη, πόλεως τοῦ μεγέθους οὐκ ἀποδεουσα, Josephus, Antiquities 20, 6, 2), called also Diospolis under the Roman empire, about nine (`eleven' (Ordnance Survey, p. 21)) miles distant from the Mediterranean; now Ludd: Act_9:32; Act_9:35; Act_9:38. Cf. Robinson, Palestine ii., pp. 244-248; Arnold in Herzog viii., p. 627f.; (BB. DD. s, v.).

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

Λύδδα Lydda 3x Lydda, a town in Palestine, Act_9:32 ; Act_9:35 ; Act_9:38 *. See PhotoGuide.

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

λύδδα , -ας ( Act_9:38 , -ης Rec. ), ἡ and λύδδα , -ων , τά ( Act_9:32 ; Act_9:35 ; -αν , Rec. ), ( Heb . H3850 ), Lydda (modern Ludd ): Ac, ll . c .†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

Λύδδα [page 381] For gen. Λύδδας ( δης EHLP) in Ac 9 .88 cf. Μάρθας ( Joh_11:1 ) and from the papyri Ταμύσθας from Τάμυσθα in BGU III. 981 ii. 25 (A.D. 79) al. The LXX usage is illustrated by Thackeray Gr. i. p. 161.

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

λύδδα, -ας (Act.9:38, -ης Rec.), ἡ and λύδδα, -ων, τά (Act.9:32, 35; -αν, Rec.), (Heb. לֹד), Lydda (modern Ludd): Ac, ll. with† (AS)

Bible Occurrences (3)

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