Strong's Lexicon
G4988 — Σωσθένης
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4988 |
|---|---|
| Word: | Σωσθένης |
| Part of Speech: | Name Person |
| Etymology: | from the base of G4982 and that of G4599 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | Sosthenes |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | soce-then'-ace |
| Meaning: | 1. of safe strength 2. Sosthenes, a Christian |
| KJV Renderings: | Sosthenes |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Σωσθένης, Σωσθενου, ὁ, Sosthenes;
1. the ruler of the Jewish synagogue at Corinth, and an opponent of Christianity: Act 18:17.
2. a certain Christian, an associate of the apostle Paul: 1Co 1:1. The name was a common one among the Greeks.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
Σωσθένης (Sosthenes)
Acts 18:17
- KJV: Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes the chief ruler of the synagogue and beat before the judgment seat And Gallio cared for none of those things
- GK: επιλαβόμενοι δε πάντες οι Έλληνες Σωσθένην τον αρχισυνάγωγον έτυπτον έμπροσθεν του βήματος και ουδέν τούτων τω Γαλλίωνι έμελλεν
1 Corinthians 1:1
- KJV: Paul called an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God and Sosthenes brother
- GK: Παύλος κλητός απόστολος Ιησού χριστού διά θελήματος θεού και Σωσθένης ο αδελφός
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