Strong G4988Σωσθένης
Sosthenes
- Transliteration
- Sōsthenēs
- Pronunciation
- soce-then'-ace
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Detailed definition
Σωσθένης, -ου, ὁ
Sosthenes;
__(a) a Jewish ruler: Act.18:7;
__(b) a Christian: 1Co.1:1.†
(AS)
Sosthenes;
__(a) a Jewish ruler: Act.18:7;
__(b) a Christian: 1Co.1:1.†
(AS)
In the biblical story
Sosthenes
Synagogue ruler in Corinth, co-sender of 1 Corinthians.
Sosthenes was a synagogue ruler in Corinth who was beaten by a mob and later became a co-sender of Paul's first letter to the Corinthians.
In the Bible
Strong G4988 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- sosthenes2
First verses
- Acts 18:17Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.
- 1 Corinthians 1:1Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,