Silas
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Silas is an early Christian leader and missionary companion of Paul, mentioned in the New Testament for his role in spreading the gospel and strengthening the early Church.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian missionary
ⓘ
New Testament person ⓘ biblical figure ⓘ early Christian leader ⓘ |
| activity |
encouraging and strengthening the brothers with many words
ⓘ
spreading the gospel ⓘ strengthening the early Church ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Faunus
ⓘ
surface form:
Silvanus
|
| associatedEvent |
Council of Jerusalem
ⓘ
surface form:
Jerusalem Council
|
| associatedWith |
Apostle Paul
ⓘ
surface form:
Paul the Apostle
Apostle Peter ⓘ
surface form:
Peter the Apostle
Timothy ⓘ |
| coAuthorOrSecretaryFor | First Epistle of Peter ⓘ |
| companionship | left in Berea with Timothy ⓘ |
| coWorkerOf |
Apostle Paul
ⓘ
surface form:
Paul the Apostle
Apostle Peter ⓘ
surface form:
Peter the Apostle
Timothy ⓘ |
| describedAs | prophet ⓘ |
| experienced | earthquake release from prison at Philippi ⓘ |
| imprisonedIn | Philippi ⓘ |
| imprisonedWith |
Apostle Paul
ⓘ
surface form:
Paul the Apostle
|
| joinedPaulIn | Corinth ⓘ |
| knownFor | singing hymns in prison at Philippi ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Koine Greek
ⓘ
surface form:
New Testament Greek
|
| mentionedIn |
Acts of the Apostles
ⓘ
First Epistle of Peter ⓘ First Epistle to the Thessalonians ⓘ Second Epistle to the Thessalonians ⓘ |
| mission | accompanying Paul on his second missionary journey ⓘ |
| missionField |
Achaia
ⓘ
Macedonia (Greece) ⓘ
surface form:
Macedonia
|
| origin | Jerusalem church ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| role |
leading man among the brethren in Jerusalem
ⓘ
missionary companion of Paul ⓘ |
| scripturalRole | messenger of apostolic decisions ⓘ |
| selectedFor | delegation from Jerusalem to Antioch ⓘ |
| servedAs | envoy of the Jerusalem council ⓘ |
| task | delivering the Jerusalem council letter to Antioch ⓘ |
| theologicalSignificance | witness to the inclusion of Gentiles in the Church ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century AD ⓘ |
| traveledTo |
Berea
ⓘ
Corinth ⓘ Philippi ⓘ Salonika ⓘ
surface form:
Thessalonica
|
| veneratedIn | Christian tradition ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.