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silas
/ˈsaɪləs/
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What does silas mean?
proper noun
- The companion of Paul in the New Testament, also called Silvanus.
- A male given name from Aramaic of Biblical origin.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈsaɪləs/
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Pushing through the undergrowth beyond, the girls came out to the young green seclusion of Mr. Silas Sloane’s back pasture.
The carpenter called his wife, who conjectured that Sue might have gone to St. Silas’ church, as she often went there.
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Aunt Sally she stuck to the sick-room all day and all night, and every time I see Uncle Silas mooning around I dodged him.
"Silas, I don't know as we ought to let young Corey keep coming so. I don't quite like it, with all his family away."
Thus after nearly thirty years the controversy of the root-tip has apparently ended somewhat after the fashion of the quarrels at the "Rainbow" in "Silas Marner"--"you're both right and you're both wrong."