Thyatira

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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Thyatira
     a city of Asia Minor, on the borders of Lydia and Mysia. Its
     modern name is Ak-hissar, i.e., "white castle." Here was one of
     the seven churches (Rev. 1:11; 2:18-28). Lydia, the seller of
     purple, or rather of cloth dyed with this colour, was from this
     city (Acts 16:14). It was and still is famous for its dyeing.


     Among the ruins, inscriptions have been found relating to the
     guild of dyers in that city in ancient times.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Thyatira, a perfume; sacrifice of labor