8th December 2016

Sosthenes

Sosthenes[SÔö╝├às’thenÔöÇ├┤s]of sound strength or saviour from "i save."

  • The chief ruler of the synagogue at Corinth who suffered at the hands of the Hellenistic Greeks when Gallio dismissed the case against Paul (Acts 18:17 RV).
  • The believer or "brother" whom Paul unites with himself in addressing the Corinthian Church (1 Cor. 1:1). Perhaps both references are to the same man, Sosthenes of Acts 18:17 becoming a Christian after the Gallio outburst.

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