noun · masculine
sōsthenos
GreekΣωσθένης (sōsthenēs)
Strong’sG4988
Sosthenes
stem sōsthen-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Σωσθένης, -ου, ὁ
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4988 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | sōsthenos1×Σωσθένης | sōsthenois |
| object accusative | sōsthenon1×Σωσθένην | sōsthenoin |
| direct address vocative | sōsthenor | sōsthenoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | sōsthenou | sōsthenoiu |
| to, for dative | sōstheno | sōsthenoi |
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
sōstheno 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
sōsthenos“Sosthenes”subjectnominative singular1×
1 Corinthians 1:1“Sosthenes”Paulos klētos apostolos Christou Iēsu dia thelēmeu theou kai Sōsthenos tos adelfosPaul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,
sōsthenon“Sosthenes”objectaccusative singular1×
Acts 18:17“Sosthenes”epilamberatois de pantois Sōsthenon ton archisunagōgon tuptale emprosthen teu bēmeu; kai oudenem houteiu to Galliōno meleiate.At this, the crowd seized Sosthenes the synagogue leader and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But none of this was of concern to Gallio.