Original Word: Σωσθένης
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: Sósthenés
Pronunciation: soce-THEN-ace
Phonetic Spelling: (soce-then'-ace)
KJV: Sosthenes
NASB: Sosthenes
Word Origin: [from the base of G4982 (σώζω - saved) and that of G4599 (σθενόω - strengthen)]

1. of safe strength
2. Sosthenes, a Christian

Sosthenes.

From the base of sozo and that of sthenoo; of safe strength; Sosthenes, a Christian -- Sosthenes.

see GREEK sozo

see GREEK sthenoo

Word Origin
from the same as sózó and sthenoó
Definition
"of safe strength," Sosthenes, the name of a ruler of a synagogue and of a Christian
NASB Translation
Sosthenes (2).

STRONGS NT 4988: Σωσθένης

Σωσθένης, Σωσθενου, ὁ, Sosthenes;

1. the ruler of the Jewish synagogue at Corinth, and an opponent of Christianity: Acts 18:17.

2. a certain Christian, an associate of the apostle Paul: 1 Corinthians 1:1. The name was a common one among the Greeks.

Σωσθενην Σωσθένην Σωσθενης Σωσθένης Sosthenen Sosthénen Sōsthenēn Sōsthénēn Sosthenes Sosthénes Sōsthenēs SōsthénēsInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts