noun · feminine

ludias

GreekΛυδία (ludia)

Strong’sG3070

Lydia

stem ludi-2 times in the New Testament2 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

Lydia2×

What it means

Λυδία, -ας, ἡ,

Lydia, a woman of Thyatira: Ac 16:14, 40.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G3070 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidloo-dee'-ah

Lydia, a Christian woman

Fromproperly, feminine of Ludios (of foreign origin) (a Lydian, in Asia Minor);

King JamesLydia.

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	ludias1×Λυδία	ludiais
object accusative	ludian1×Λυδίαν	ludiain
direct address vocative	ludiar	ludiair
of, belonging to genitive	ludiau	ludiaiu
to, for dative	ludia	ludiai

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

ludistem+agender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

ludia 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

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

ludias“Lydia”subjectnominative singular1×

Acts 16:14“Lydia”kai tinas gunaikas onome Ludias, porfuropōlias politau Thuateireiu seberōtas ton theon, akouate, hau tos kurios dianoigata tan kardian prosecharō tei lalirōtei hupo tou Paulou.Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.

ludian“Lydia”objectaccusative singular1×

Acts 16:40“Lydia”exercharatois de apo tau fulakau eiserchala pros tan Ludian, kai horaratois parakalala toin adelfoin kai exerchala.After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia’s house to see the brothers and encourage them. Then they left the city.