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  1. Silasnoun

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

  2. Silasnoun

    of Biblical origin.

  3. Etymology: A contraction of Silvanus in the New Testament.

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  1. SILAS

    The Society for Irish Latin American Studies (SILAS) was created in 2003 to study Ireland's role in Latin America.

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  1. Silas

    Saint Silas or Saint Silvanus was a leading member of the Early Christian community, who later accompanied Paul on parts of his first and second missionary journeys. There is some disagreement over the proper form of his name: he is consistently called "Silas" in Acts, but the Latin Silvanus, which means "of the forest," is always used by Paul and in the First Epistle of Peter; it may be that "Silvanus" is the Romanized version of the original "Silas," or that "Silas" is the Greek nickname for "Silvanus." Silas is thus often identified with Silvanus of the Seventy. Fitzmyer points out that Silas is the Greek version of the Aramaic "Seila," a version of the Hebrew "Saul," which is attested in Palmyrene inscriptions. The name Latin "Silvanus" may be derived from pre-Roman Italian languages. He was with Paul in Phillipi when they were imprisoned, but were freed when an earthquake broke their chains and opened the prison door. He is thus sometimes depicted carrying broken chains. Acts 16:25-37

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. SILAS

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Silas is ranked #7080 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Silas surname appeared 4,729 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Silas.

    56.3% or 2,665 total occurrences were Black.
    24.9% or 1,181 total occurrences were White.
    9.5% or 452 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    4.1% or 196 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.8% or 135 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    2.1% or 100 total occurrences were Asian.

Anagrams for Silas »

  1. sails

  2. sisal

  3. lassi

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Silas in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Silas in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Silas in a Sentence

  1. Chelsea Philips:

    I was like, oh my gosh, Silas, you're a little special baby.

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