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G4988 Σωσθένης (Sōsthénēs)
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Quick Definition

Σωσθένης, ου, ὁ n.m. Sosthenes

Strong's Definition

from the base of 4982 and that of 4599; of safe strength; Sosthenes, a Christian

KJV Usage: Sosthenes

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

noun-name, m. | -ους

93.353a · Names of Persons and Places · Persons

Sosthenes a leader of a synagogue in Corinth Many scholars consider Σωσθένης[a] and Σωσθένης[b] to be the same person.

ACT 18:17

93.353b · Names of Persons and Places · Persons

Sosthenes a Christian of Corinth Many scholars consider Σωσθένης[a] and Σωσθένης[b] to be the same person.

1CO 1:1

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

Σωσθένης, -ov, 6, Sosthenes ; 1. the ruler of the Jewish synagogue at Corinth, and an opponent of Christianity: Acts xviii. 17. 2. a certain Christian, an associate of the apostle Paul: 1 Co.i.1. The name was a common one among the Greeks.

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

Σωσθένης Sōsthenēs 2x

Sosthenes, pr. name, Acts 18:17; 1 Cor. 1:1*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

Σωσθένης, -ου, ὁ Sosthenes;

a Jewish ruler: Ac 18:7;

a Christian: I Co 1:1.†

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

Σωσθένης (Sōsthenēs) — Sosthenes. Σωσθένης, -ου, ὁ Sosthenes; __(a) a Jewish ruler: Act.18:7; __(b) a Christian: 1Co.1:1.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)

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