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Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryThe companion of Paul in the New Testament, also called Silvanus. · A male given name from Aramaic of Biblical origin.
From Latin Sīlās, from Ancient Greek Σίλας (Sílas), from Aramaic שְׁאִילָא (šəʾīlā), cognate of Hebrew שָׁאוּל (šāʾūl, “Saul”). Doublet of Saul.
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