Silvanus
SILVANUS
See SILAS.
Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
Silvanus
See Silas.
Fuente: Dictionary of the Apostolic Church
Silvanus
(Graecized , from the Lat. silvaums for sylvanus, of the grove) a distinguished Christian teacher, the companion of Paul in his journey through Asia Minor and Greece (2Co 1:19; 1Th 1:1-2. Thessalonians 1:1; 1Pe 5:12); elsewhere (Act 15:22; Act 15:27; Act 15:32; Act 15:34; Act 15:40; Act 16:19; Act 16:25; Act 16:29; Act 17:4; Act 17:10; Act 17:14-15; Act 18:5) in the contracted form SILAS SEE SILAS (q.v.).
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Silvanus (2)
an old Italic divinity. The etymology of the name denotes a sylvan god, but descriptions of the qualities and doings of Silvanus indicate that he symbolized the life giving forces of nature generally. He was the god of arable fields as well as of the forests, and in that character watched over the boundaries of fields and presided over their fruitfulness. The law of the agrimensori (a collection of various instructions relating to the surveying of land) even requires that every landed property should possess three Silvani. The forest, however, would seem always to have been the peculiar domain of Silvanus. His loud resounding voice would be heard to issue from the wood like that of Pan, with whom he was often confounded; and sacrifices of corn, pigs, meat, and wine were there presented to him in order to invoke his favorable interference with the welfare of the herds of cattle. Pigs which devastated cultivated fields were also offered to him in sacrifice. See Smith. Dict. of Mythol. s.v.; Vollmer, Worterb. d. Mythol. s.v.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Silvanus
SILVANUS.See Silas.
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Silvanus
sil-vanus (, Silouanos (2Co 1:19)). See SILAS.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Silvanus
Silvanus [SILAS]
Fuente: Popular Cyclopedia Biblical Literature
Silvanus
[Silva’nus]
A Christian who had laboured at Corinth, and who was there with Paul when he wrote the two Epistles to the Thessalonians. By comparing the following passages with the account of Paul’s second missionary journey it is evident that the apostle refers by this name to SILAS, q.v . 2Co 1:19; 1Th 1:1; 2Th 1:1. Whether Peter refers to the same person is not known. 1Pe 5:12.
Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary
Silvanus
See Silas
Silas
Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible
Silvanus
Silva’nus. See Silas.