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in the speech of Lycaonia

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(wolf-land). Wild district of Asia Minor, containing towns of Derbe, Lystra, and Iconium (Acts 14:6-11⁶They were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about: ⁷And there they preached the gospel. ⁸And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked: ⁹The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed, ¹⁰Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked. ¹¹And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men. (Acts 14:6‑11)). Twice visited by Paul.

Concise Bible Dictionary:

District nearly in the center of Asia Minor, in which were Lystra, Derbe, and Iconium (Acts 14:6,11⁶They were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about: (Acts 14:6)
¹¹And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men. (Acts 14:11)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:

Number:

3072 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Greek:

Λυκαονιστί

Transliteration:

Lukaonisti

Phonic:

loo-kah-on-is-tee’

Meaning:

adverb from a derivative of 3071; Lycaonistically, i.e. in the language of the Lycaonians

KJV Usage:

in the speech of Lycaonia