noun · feminine
luddas
GreekΛύδδα (ludda)
Strong’sG3069
Lydda, Diospolis, Lod
stem ludd-3 times in the New Testament2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
λύδδα, -ας (Ac 9:38, -ης Rec.), ἡ and λύδδα, -ων, τά (Ac 9:32, 35; -αν, Rec.), (Heb. לֹד),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3069 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidlud'-dah
Lydda (i.e. Lod), a place in Palestine
Fromof Hebrew origin ();
King JamesLydda.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | luddas | luddais |
| object accusative | luddan2×Λύδδα | luddain |
| direct address vocative | luddar | luddair |
| of, belonging to genitive | luddau1×Λύδδας | luddaiu |
| to, for dative | ludda | luddai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
ludda is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
luddan“Lydda”objectaccusative singular2×
Acts 9:32“Lydda”Gineta de Petron diercherōton dia panteiu katerchara kai pros toin hagioin toin katoikarōtoin Luddan.As Peter traveled throughout the area, he went to visit the saints in Lydda.
Acts 9:35“Lydda”kai horala auton pantois tois katoikarōtois Luddan kai ton Sarōnon, hotinois epistrefala epi ton kurion.and all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
luddau“Lydda”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Acts 9:38“Lydda”engus de arōtau Luddau ta Ioppa tois mathētois akouaratois hoti Petros atō en auta apostelala duo anēroin pros auton parakalarōtois; Mē oknaseia dierchara heōs nu;Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.”