ΣωσθένηςSōsthénēs

Sosthenes

Greek (New Testament) · G4988

Meanings

(a) a Jewish ruler: Acts 18:7

(b) a Christian: 1 Corinthians 1:1.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Acts 18:17 The crowd then grabbed Sosthenes, the leader of the synagogue, and beat him right there in the courtroom. But Gallio paid no attention.
  • 1 Corinthians 1:1 This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Sosthenes.

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.