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Θυάτειρα
Thuateira
G2363
N:N--L Greek

Thyatira

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Thuateira identifies a city named as Lydia’s place of origin and as the location of an assembly addressed in Revelation.

The term is used as a place name: Acts 16:14 identifies Lydia as being from its city, while Revelation 1:11, Revelation 2:18, and Revelation 2:24 locate one of the addressed assemblies there.

Senses in use

  1. A city named as origin or assembly location · dominant

    In Acts 16:14, the genitive plural form occurs in the description of Lydia as being from the city; the APB renders the clause "from the city of Thyatira." In Revelation 1:11, the accusative plural form stands in the list of assemblies to which the scroll is sent, while the dative plural forms in Revelation 2:18 and Revelation 2:24 locate the assembly and its recipients there; the APB renders "to Thyatira," "in Thyatira," and "of you in Thyatira."

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as a city in Acts 16:14 and as a destination or location in Revelation 1:11, Revelation 2:18, and Revelation 2:24. These English phrasings reflect whole clauses.

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