How to Pronounce Myra
MYE-ruh
Myra is pronounced MYE-ruh (ˈmaɪrə): two syllables, stress on the first.
What does Myra mean?
Myra means “I flow; pour out; weep”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Where was Myra?
One of the chief towns of Lycia, in Asia Minor, about 2 1/2 miles from the coast (Acts 27:5). Here Paul removed from the Adramyttian ship in which he had sailed from Caesarea, and entered into the Alexandrian ship, which was afterwards wrecked at Melita (27:39-44).
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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