Given name
Lysias
“deliverance”
Lysias is used as a given name.
Original GreekΛυσιασ
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Lysias means “deliverance.”
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Where it comes from
Lysias is a biblical name from Greek.
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How it developed
From the Greek verb luo (λυω), “to loose or unbind.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Lysias appears in Acts 23:26, Acts 24:7, Acts 23:23-24 and 1 other passage.
- Acts 23:26
- Acts 24:7
- Acts 23:23-24
- Acts 24:22
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Lysias’s family of names
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Lysias
- LysiasAthenian orator (c. 445 – c. 380 BC)444 BC–379 BC
- LysiasSeleucid general150 BC–161 BC
- Lysias Anicetusindo-Greek king200 BC–160 BC
- Lysiasadmiral450 BC–405 BC
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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