Σιλᾶς

See also: Σίλας and Σιλάς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Σίλας (Sílas)

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic שְׁאִילָא (šəʾīlā) (intermediately Σεειλᾶς, Σειλᾶς). Compare Hebrew שָׁאוּל (shaúl), English Saul.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /siˈlas/ → /siˈlas/

• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /siˈlas/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /siˈlas/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /siˈlas/

Proper noun

Σιλᾶς • (Silâs) m (genitive Σιλᾶ); first declension

1. a male given name from Aramaic, typically translated as Silas

Usage notes

• Aramaic nouns ending in aleph were commonly borrowed into Ancient Greek as first declension masculine nouns, thus the ending -ᾶς.
• Biblically attested both as Σίλας and Σιλᾶς.

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Σιλᾶς; τοῦ Σιλᾶ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Σιλᾶς ho Silâs
Genitive	τοῦ Σιλᾶ toû Silâ
Dative	τῷ Σιλᾷ tôi Silâi
Accusative	τὸν Σιλᾶν tòn Silân
Vocative	Σιλᾶ Silâ
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Σιλάς (Silás), Σίλας (Sílas)
• → Latin: Sīlās (see there for further descendants)

References

• G4609 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Moulton, W. F.; Marshall, I. Howard (June 2002). A Concordance to the Greek Testament (Greek). T. & T. Clark Publishers, 6th Ed. pp. 974.