Σίλας

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See also: Σιλάς and Σιλᾶς

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

(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

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

a male given name, typically translated as Silas
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.

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