lady Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
lady in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
LA'DY , the translation of two Hebrew words, one the feminine of "mighty man," and usually rendered "mistress," as distinguished from "servant." Gen 16:4, Isa 16:8-9; 2 Kgs 5:3; Ps 123:2; Prov 30:23; Isa 24:2. It is applied to Babylon as mistress of nations. Isa 47:5, Isa 47:7. The other word is rendered "ladies," Jud 5:29; Esth 1:18; "princess," 1 Kgs 11:3:Lam 1:1; Isa 49:23; "queens" (margin, "princesses"). In the N.T. it occurs in 2 John 5; as a title or perhaps a proper name, kuri'a.