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== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_68812" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_68812" /> == | ||
<p> A [[Christian]] who had laboured at Corinth, and who was there with | <p> A [[Christian]] who had laboured at Corinth, and who was there with Paul when he wrote the two [[Epistles]] to the Thessalonians. By comparing the following passages with the account of Paul's second missionary journey it is evident that the apostle refers by this name to [[Silas]] <i> q.v </i> . 2 Corinthians 1:19; 1 Thessalonians 1:1; 2 Thessalonians 1:1 . Whether Peter refers to the same person is not known. 1 Peter 5:12 . </p> | ||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_74986" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_74986" /> == | ||
<p> Silva'nus. See [[Silas]]. </p> | <p> '''Silva'nus.''' ''See '' [[Silas]] ''.'' </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_44078" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_44078" /> == | ||
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== American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_17080" /> == | == American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_17080" /> == | ||
<p> See | <p> See Silas . </p> | ||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_54279" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_54279" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> | <p> <strong> [[Silvanus]] </strong> . See Silas. </p> | ||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament <ref name="term_57351" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament <ref name="term_57351" /> == | ||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_60842" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_60842" /> == | ||
<p> (Graecized Σιλουανός , from the Lat. | <p> (Graecized '''''Σιλουανός''''' '','' from the Lat. ''Silvaums'' for ''Sylvanus,'' "of the grove") a distinguished Christian teacher, the companion of Paul in his journey through Asia Minor and [[Greece]] ( 2 Corinthians 1:19; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-2. Thessalonians 1:1; 1 Peter 5:12); elsewhere ( Acts 15:22; Acts 15:27; Acts 15:32; Acts 15:34; Acts 15:40; Acts 16:19; Acts 16:25; Acts 16:29; Acts 17:4; Acts 17:10; Acts 17:14-15; Acts 18:5) in the contracted form SILAS (See Silas) (q.v.). </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_8383" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_8383" /> == | ||
<p> ''''' sil ''''' - ''''' vā´nus ''''' ( Σιλουανός , <i> ''''' Silouanós ''''' </i> ( 2 Corinthians 1:19 )). See | <p> ''''' sil ''''' - ''''' vā´nus ''''' ( Σιλουανός , <i> ''''' Silouanós ''''' </i> ( 2 Corinthians 1:19 )). See Silas . </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_79739" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_79739" /> == |