Lexical Summary Silouanos: "sylvan", Silvanus, alt. form of the name Silas Original Word: ΣιλουανόςTransliteration: Silouanos Phonetic Spelling: (sil-oo-an-os') Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Short Definition: "sylvan", Silvanus, alt. form of the name Silas Meaning: Silvanus -- "sylvan", alternate form of the name Silas Strong's Concordance Silvanus. Of Latin origin; "silvan"; Silvanus, a Christian -- Silvanus. Compare Silas. see GREEK Silas Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4610: ΣιλουανόςΣιλουανός, Σιλουανοῦ, ὁ, Silvanus, the same man who in Acts is called Σιλᾶς (which see): 2 Corinthians 1:19; 1 Thessalonians 1:1; 2 Thessalonians 1:1; 1 Peter 5:12. (Not infrequent written in the manuscripts Σιλβανος, Silbanus; cf. Tdf. on Iliad chapters) |