Quick Definition
Σωσθένης, ου, ὁ n.m. Sosthenes
Biblical Persons & Places
Strong's Definition
of safe strength; Sosthenes, a Christian
Derivation: from the base of G4982 (σώζω) and that of G4599 (σθενόω);
KJV Usage: Sosthenes
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun-name, m. | -ους
93.353a · Names of Persons and Places · Persons
Sosthenes a leader of a synagogue in Corinth Many scholars consider Σωσθένης[a] and Σωσθένης[b] to be the same person.
93.353b · Names of Persons and Places · Persons
Sosthenes a Christian of Corinth Many scholars consider Σωσθένης[a] and Σωσθένης[b] to be the same person.
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Σωσθένης, -ov, 6, Sosthenes ; 1. the ruler of the Jewish synagogue at Corinth, and an opponent of Christianity: Acts xviii. 17. 2. a certain Christian, an associate of the apostle Paul: 1 Co.i.1. The name was a common one among the Greeks.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
Σωσθένης Sōsthenēs 2x
Sosthenes, pr. name, Acts 18:17; 1 Cor. 1:1*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
Σωσθένης, -ου, ὁ Sosthenes;
a Jewish ruler: Ac 18:7;
a Christian: I Co 1:1.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
Σωσθένης (Sōsthenēs) — Sosthenes. Σωσθένης, -ου, ὁ Sosthenes; __(a) a Jewish ruler: Act.18:7; __(b) a Christian: 1Co.1:1.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)