Given name
Sosthenes
“safe in strength”·“securely strong”
Sosthenes is a given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Latin.
Original GreekΣωσθενης
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Sosthenes means “safe in strength” or “securely strong.”
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Where it comes from
Sosthenes is a biblical name from Greek.
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How it developed
From the Greek adjective sos (σως), “safe,” and the Greek noun stenos (σθενος), “strength.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Sosthenes appears in Acts 18:17, 1 Corinthians 1:1, Acts 18:8 and 1 other passage.
- Acts 18:17
- 1 Corinthians 1:1
- Acts 18:8
- John 6:15
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Sosthenes’s family of names
In Latin usage, Sosthenes has a conventional equivalent in the French form Sosthène.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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