Σίλας

See also: Σιλάς and Σιλᾶς

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /sǐː.laːs/ → /ˈsi.las/ → /ˈsi.las/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /sǐː.laːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.las/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.las/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.las/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.las/

Proper noun

Σίλᾱς • (Sílās) m (genitive Σίλᾱ); first declension

1. Alternative form of Σιλᾶς (Silâs)

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Σίλᾱς; τοῦ Σίλᾱ (Doric)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Σίλᾱς ho Sílās
Genitive	τοῦ Σίλᾱ toû Sílā
Dative	τῷ Σίλᾳ tôi Sílāi
Accusative	τὸν Σίλᾱν tòn Sílān
Vocative	Σίλᾱ Sílā
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

• Greek: Σίλας (Sílas)

References

• Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
• G4609 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Greek

Alternative forms

• Σιλᾶς (Silâs)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σίλας (Sílas).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsi.las/

Proper noun

Σίλας • (Sílas) m

1. a male given name, typically translated as Silas
2. The Biblical disciple of Paul

Inflection

Declension of Σίλας

	singular
nominative	Σίλας (Sílas)
genitive	Σίλα (Síla)
accusative	Σίλα (Síla)
vocative	Σίλα (Síla)

References

• Cheyne, Thomas Kelly; Black, John Sutherland (1903). Encyclopædia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political and Religious History, the Archæology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible, Volume 4. Toronto: George N Morang & Company Ltd. pp. 4514–4521.