Σιλᾷ

Sílas

Silas

A personal name; specifically, Silas, an early associate and companion of Paul in the apostolic mission. The name itself does not carry a lexical meaning outside of its function as a proper noun.

G4609

Acts 17:4 · Word #12

Lexicon G4609

LemmaΣίλας
TransliterationSílas
Strong'sG4609
DefinitionA personal name; specifically, Silas, an early associate and companion of Paul in the apostolic mission. The name itself does not carry a lexical meaning outside of its function as a proper noun.

Morphology N DAT M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

PhraseSilas
LiteralSilas-(dative)

Lexical Info

LemmaΣίλας
Strong'sG4609

SIBI-P1 Translation G4609-01

to Silas

Morphological NotesNoun; masculine; singular; dative case (Gr,N,,,,,DMS).
Rendering RationaleThe lemma Σίλας is a proper personal name with no lexical meaning beyond identifying the individual. The dative masculine singular form Σίλᾳ is rendered "to Silas," preserving the dative case in a basic, context-neutral way.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

Silas

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleProper noun transliterated from Greek. P1 meaning: to Silas