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Silas — fellow-missionary
A leading member of the Jerusalem church and a Roman citizen, chosen by Paul as his companion for the second missionary journey after the parting with Barnabas. He was imprisoned with Paul at Philippi and shared much of the Macedonian and Greek mission.
What we know — and how we know it
Scholarly — supported scholarly belief · 1
Name & titles
ScholarlySilas (Greek Silas) is widely taken as a hellenized form of the Aramaic Sheila, the counterpart of Hebrew Shaul, "asked for" or "prayed for." Paul and Peter refer to the same companion by the Latin cognomen Silvanus (1 Thessalonians 1:1; 1 Peter 5:12), the two names denoting one man.
Onomastic/textual point on the Silas–Silvanus equivalence; Sheila/Shaul derivation.
Where in scripture
Acts2 Corinthians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Peter
Acts 15:22Acts 15:27Acts 15:32Acts 15:34Acts 15:40Acts 16:19Acts 16:25Acts 16:29Acts 17:4Acts 17:10Acts 17:14Acts 17:15Acts 18:52 Corinthians 1:191 Thessalonians 1:12 Thessalonians 1:11 Peter 5:12
Connections
- Paul the Apostle — Associate of this person
In art
