Thyatira
Thyatira proper noun: a considerable city of Lydia situated on the road from Sardes to Germa, mentioned in the Apocalypse of John.
Proper noun
Thyatira
- A considerable city of Lydia situated on the road from Sardes to Germa, mentioned in the Apocalypse of John.
- And vnto the Angel of the church in Thyatira, write, These things saith the Sonne of God, who hath his eyes like vnto a flame of fire, and his feete are like fine brasse: I know thy works, and charitie, and seruice, and faith, and thy patience, and thy workes, and the last to bee more then the...1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Revelation 2:18–21
- Let us together escape the snare of Thyatira and hold fast to the crown of ultimate victory.2025 November 11, Vivian Ren (pseudonym), “Farewell to Thyatira: Why I Left the Three-Self Church”, in Bitter Winter
Forms of Thyatira
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Origin of Thyatira
Borrowed from Latin Thyatīra, from Ancient Greek Θυάτειρα (Thuáteira).
Questions about Thyatira
- What does Thyatira mean?
- Thyatira means a considerable city of Lydia situated on the road from Sardes to Germa, mentioned in the Apocalypse of John.
- What part of speech is Thyatira?
- Thyatira is a proper noun.
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