noun · masculine
silaos
GreekΣίλας (silas)
Strong’sG4609
Silas
stem sila-8 times in the New Testament2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Σίλας, -α (acc to BL, § 29, W-Schm., 74, -ᾶς, -ᾶ), ὁ (Aram. שׁאִילָא; v. Dalman, Gr., 1575),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4609 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsee'-las
Silas, a Christian
Fromcontraction for G4610;
King JamesSilas.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | silaos | silaois |
| object accusative | silaon6×Σιλᾶν | silaoin |
| direct address vocative | silaor | silaoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | silaou | silaoiu |
| to, for dative | silao2×Σιλᾷ | silaoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
silao is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
silaon“Silas”objectaccusative singular6×
Acts 15:22“Silas”Tote dokata toi apostoloi kai toi presbuteroi sun hola ta ekklēsa eklegeratoin anēroin ek autoiu pempara eis Antiocheian sun to Paulo kai Barnabao, Ioudaon ton kalirōton Barsabbaon kai Silaon, anēroin hēgerōtoin en toi adelfoi,Then 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,
Acts 15:27“Silas”apostelanē oun Ioudaon kai Silaon, kai autoin dia logou apangellarōtoin teim auteim.Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to tell you in person the same things we are writing.
Acts 15:40“Silas”Paulos de epilegeratos Silaon exerchata paradōiratos ta charia tou kuriou hupo toiu adelfoiu,but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.
Acts 16:19“Silas”Horaratois de tois kuriois autau hoti exerchata tas elpias tau ergasiau autoiu epilamberatois ton Paulon kai ton Silaon helkala eis tan agoran epi toin archōnoin,When 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.
Acts 17:10“Silas”Tois de adelfois eutheōs dia nuxau ekpempala ton tē Paulon kai ton Silaon eis Beroian, hotinois paragineratois eis tan sunagōgan toiu Ioudaioiu apeiale;As soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue.
Acts 17:15“Silas”tois de kathistanarōtois ton Paulon agala heōs Athēnaiu, kai lambaratois entolan pros ton Silaon kai ton Timotheon hina hōs tachuotateim erchaleia pros auton exeiale.Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens and then returned with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.
silao“Silas”to, fordative singular2×
Acts 16:29“Silas”aitaratos de fōteim eispēdata kai entromos gineratos prospiptata to Paulo kai to Silao,Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.
Acts 17:4“Silas”kai tinois ek autoiu peithila kai prosklērila to Paulo kai to Silao, toiu tē seberōtoiu Hellēnoiu plēthem pollem gunaikaiu tē taiu prōtaiu ouk oligais.Some 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.