Silas

see'-las

Strong's 1890 spelling: Sílas

“Silas, a Christian”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

Silas, a Christian

Rendered in the KJV as

Silas.

12
occurrencesin the New Testament
1 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
5
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 12 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 5

Σιλᾶν4
Σιλᾶς3
Σιλᾷ,2
Σιλᾶν,2
Σιλᾶς,1

How it is rendered · 3

Silas7
Silas,4
to Silas,1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 3

noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular6
noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular4
noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular2

Show the grammar codes as tagged

N-ASM-P · 6
N-NSM-P · 4
N-DSM-P · 2

All 12, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Acts12 occurrences

Acts 15:22Σιλᾶν,silannoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularThen the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,here: Silas,
Acts 15:27Σιλᾶν,silannoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularTherefore we are sending Judas and Silas to tell you in person the same things we are writing.here: Silas,
Acts 15:32Σιλᾶς,silasnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularJudas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, said much to encourage and strengthen the brothers.here: Silas,
Acts 15:40Σιλᾶνsilannoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularbut Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.here: Silas
Acts 16:19Σιλᾶνsilannoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularWhen the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.here: Silas
Acts 16:25Σιλᾶςsilasnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularAbout midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.here: Silas
Acts 16:29Σιλᾷ,silanoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularCalling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.here: Silas,
Acts 17:4Σιλᾷ,silanoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularSome of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few leading women.here: to Silas,
Acts 17:10Σιλᾶνsilannoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularAs soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue.here: Silas
Acts 17:14Σιλᾶςsilasnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularThe brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.here: Silas
Acts 17:15Σιλᾶνsilannoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularThose who escorted Paul brought him to Athens and then returned with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.here: Silas
Acts 18:5Σιλᾶςsilasnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularAnd when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.here: Silas

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