noun · masculine
silouanos
GreekΣιλουανός (silouanos)
Strong’sG4610
Silvanus
stem silouan-4 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Σιλουανός
(in MSS also Σιλβανός, a form freq. in π.), -οῦ, ὁ,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4610 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsil-oo-an-os'
"silvan"; Silvanus, a Christian
Fromof Latin origin;
King JamesSilvanus.
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 | silouanos2×Σιλουανὸς | silouanois |
| object accusative | silouanon | silouanoin |
| direct address vocative | silouanor | silouanoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | silouanou2×Σιλουανοῦ | silouanoiu |
| to, for dative | silouano | silouanoi |
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
silouano 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
Where it appears
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
silouanos“Silvanus”subjectnominative singular2×
1 Thessalonians 1:1“Silvanus”Paulos kai Silouanos kai Timotheos ta ekklēsa Thessalonikevoiu en theo patēro kai kurio Iēso Christo; charias vi kai eirēnas.Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you.
2 Thessalonians 1:1“Silvanus”Paulos kai Silouanos kai Timotheos ta ekklēsa Thessalonikevoiu en theo patēro nu kai kurio Iēso Christo;Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
silouanou“Silvanus”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
2 Corinthians 1:19“Silvanus”tos tou theou gar huios Iēsus Christos tos en vi dia nu kērussiratos, dia mu kai Silouanou kai Timotheou, ouk gineta Nai kai Ou, alla Nai en auto ginatē;For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was proclaimed among you by me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not “Yes” and “No,” but in Him it has always been “Yes.”
1 Peter 5:12“Silvanus”Dia Silouanou vi tou pistou adelfou, hōs logizemō, dia oligoiu grafama, parakalarōtos kai epimarturarōtos houtan arō alēthan charian tou theou; eis han histanavar.Through Silvanus, whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.