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Silas

name
/ˈsaɪ.ləs/

Etymology

From Latin Sīlās, from Ancient Greek Σίλας (Sílas), from Aramaic שְׁאִילָא (šəʾīlā), cognate of Hebrew שָׁאוּל (šāʾūl, “Saul”). Doublet of Saul.

  1. derived from שְׁאִילָא
  2. derived from Σίλας
  3. derived from Sīlās

Definitions

  1. The companion of Paul in the New Testament, also called Silvanus.

  2. A male given name from Aramaic of Biblical origin.

The neighborhood

Derived

Sy, Si

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for Silas. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA