"Lystra, a city of Lycaonia, in Asia Minor, Acts 14:6, 8, 21; 16:1f.; 2 Tim. 3:11*. See PhotoGuide."
Definition and meaning
Lystra, a city of Lycaonia, in Asia Minor, Acts 14:6, 8, 21; 16:1f.; 2 Tim. 3:11*. See PhotoGuide.
In the original Greek the word is written: Λύστρα
Historical context
The Roman Empire provided infrastructure no previous civilization had built — roads, sea routes, a common language in Greek, and relative peace across the Mediterranean. Jewish synagogues existed in every major city, giving Paul a starting point everywhere he traveled. The early church had no buildings, no political power, no social standing — and spread faster than any movement in ancient history.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of lystra (G3082) across the King James Bible.
They were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about:
And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked:
And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch,
Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek:
Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.
Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.
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Common questions
Strong's G3082 (lystra) is a Greek word that means: Lystra, a city of Lycaonia, in Asia Minor, Acts 14:6, 8, 21; 16:1f.; 2 Tim. 3:11*. See PhotoGuide. It appears 6 times in the King James Bible.
The word lystra (G3082) appears 6 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3082 is lystra, a Greek word defined as: Lystra, a city of Lycaonia, in Asia Minor, Acts 14:6, 8, 21; 16:1f.; 2 Tim. 3:11*. See PhotoGuide.. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
lystra is a Greek word found in the New Testament.