G4988

Σωσθένης

Sōsthenēs

Proper masculine noun · From the base of σῴζω (G4982) and that of σθενόω (G4599)

From the base of G4982 and that of G4599; of safe strength; Sosthenes, a Christian:—Sosthenes.

Outline

Sosthenes = "saviour of his nation"

a Jew at Corinth who was seized and beaten in the presence of Gallio
a certain Christian associate of Paul

Usages

Acts 18:17

Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.

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1 Corinthians 1:1

Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,

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