Θυάτειρα
Thyateira
Proper locative noun · Of uncertain derivation
Of uncertain derivation; Thyatira, a place in Asia Minor:—Thyatira.
Outline
- Thyatira = "odour of affliction"
- a colony of Macedonia Greeks, situated between Sardis and Pergamos on the river Lycus; its inhabitants gained their living by traffic and the art of dyeing in purple