G4609 – Silas, Silas – Σίλας, Σιλᾶς – Silas
- Strong’s ID:
- G4609
- Greek Word:
- Σίλας, Σιλᾶς
- Transliteration:
- Silas, Silas
- Pronunciation:
- see’-las
- Part of Speech:
- noun proper masculine
- Usage Count:
- 13
- Search:
- Find “Silas, Silas” in the Bible (New Testament)
Strong’s Greek Lexicon
contraction for G4610; Silas, a Christian:—Silas.
Owing to changes in the enumeration while in progress, there were no words left for numbers 2717 and 3203–3302, which were therefore silently dropped out of the vocabulary and references as redundant.
Thayer’s Greek Definitions
Silas = “woody”
1) a Roman citizen, the companion of the apostle Paul on several of his missionary journeys
Thayer’s Definitions are as edited by the Online Bible of Winterbourne, Ontario. They removed the etymology, cross-references, and Greek phrases and changed some of Thayer’s Unitarian doctrinal positions concerning the work and person of Christ.