Word 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)