Strong G4610Σιλουανός
Silvanus
- Transliteration
- Silouanos
- Pronunciation
- sil-oo-an-os'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Of Latin origin; silvan;
Silvanus a Christian: - Silvanus. Compare G4609 .
Silvanus a Christian: - Silvanus. Compare G4609 .
Meaning of the name
Silas, Silvanus, "asked for" possibly "dedicated to God"
Detailed definition
Σιλουανός
(in MSS also Σιλβανός, a form frequently in π.), -οῦ, ὁ,
Silvanus, latinized name of Silas: 2Co.1:19, 1Th.1:1, 2Th.1:1, 1Pe.5:12.†
(AS)
(in MSS also Σιλβανός, a form frequently in π.), -οῦ, ὁ,
Silvanus, latinized name of Silas: 2Co.1:19, 1Th.1:1, 2Th.1:1, 1Pe.5:12.†
(AS)
In the biblical story
Silas
Prominent member of the Jerusalem church, companion of Paul.
Silas (or Silvanus) was a prominent member of the Jerusalem church who accompanied Paul on his second missionary journey and co-wrote some of his epistles.
In the Bible
Strong G4610 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- silvanus4
First verses
- 2 Corinthians 1:19For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:1Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:1Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
- 1 Peter 5:12By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand.