A Roman colony 40 km. (25 miles) SW of Iconium; it boasted a temple to Zeus (Acts 14: 11–13) and when Paul and Barnabas visited the place they were taken to be the gods Hermes and Zeus after enabling a cripple to walk (Acts 14: 8–12).
Citation for Lystra
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MLA
"Lystra." In A Dictionary of the Bible. Ed. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online. May 23, 2013. <http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1175>.
Chicago
"Lystra." In A Dictionary of the Bible. , edited by W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online, http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1175 (accessed May 23, 2013).