English word Thecla comes from Ancient Greek μάρτυρος, Ancient Greek Θεοκλεία, Ancient Greek φημί, Ancient Greek ευ, and later Old French martire (Martyr.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| μάρτυρος | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| Θεοκλεία | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| φημί | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| ευ | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| μάρτυρ | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| martyr | Latin (lat) | (Ecclesiastical Latin) martyr, especially a Christian martyr. |
| martire | Old French (fro) | Martyr. |
| martir | Middle English (enm) | Martyr. |
| martyr | English (eng) | (by extension) One who sacrifices his or her life, station, or something of great personal value, for the sake of principle or to sustain a cause.. (with a prepositional phrase of cause) One who suffers greatly and/or constantly, even involuntarily.. One who willingly accepts being put to death for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs; notably, saints canonized after martyrdom. [...] |
| Thecla | English (eng) | A female given name... An early Christian saint, whose life is recorded in the apocryphal Acts of Paul and Thecla. |