- Original: Λυδία - Transliteration: Ludia - Phonetic: loo-dee'-ah - Definition: Lydia = travail 1. a woman of thyatira, a seller of purple, the first European convert of Paul, and afterward his hostess during his first stay at Philippi - Origin: properly, feminine of Ludios [of foreign origin] (a Lydian, in Asia Minor) - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: Properly feminine of Λύδιος Ludios (of foreign origin; a Lydian in Asia Minor); Lydia a Christian woman: - Lydia. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • Lydia, 2 Act 16:14; Act 16:40