How to Pronounce Lystra
LIHS-truh
Lystra is pronounced LIHS-truh (ˈlɪstrə): two syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: LISS-trah, LIS-truh.
What does Lystra mean?
Lystra means “that dissolves or disperses”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Where was Lystra?
Lystra was a city of Lycaonia in Asia Minor where Paul healed a man crippled from birth (Acts 14:8), was hailed as a god by the crowd, then stoned and left for dead. It was also the hometown of Timothy (Acts 16:1), and Paul later recalled the persecutions he endured there (2 Timothy 3:11).
Also pronounced
LISS-trah
LIS-truh
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