"Silas" meaning in Latin

See Silas in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ˈsiː.ɫaːs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈsiː.las] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Aramaic שאילא (Şe'ela) Ancient Greek Σίλας (Sílas)bor. Latin Sīlās Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σίλας (Sílas), from Aramaic שאילא (Şe'ela). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:bor|grc:Σίλας<ety:uder<arc:שאילא >>|text=2|title=Sīlās|tree=1}} Etymology tree Aramaic שאילא (Şe'ela) Ancient Greek Σίλας (Sílas)bor. Latin Sīlās [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "transliteration" : "Şe'ela", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Aramaic", "term" : "שאילא", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "arc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "uder" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "Σίλας", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "Sīlās", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="Sīlās"> Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σίλας (Sílas), from Aramaic שאילא (Şe'ela)., {{ety|la|:bor|grc:Σίλας<ety:uder<arc:שאילא >>|text=2|title=Sīlās|tree=1}} Etymology tree Aramaic שאילא (Şe'ela) Ancient Greek Σίλας (Sílas)bor. Latin Sīlās Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σίλας (Sílas), from Aramaic שאילא (Şe'ela). Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Sīlās<1>}} Sīlās m sg (genitive Sīlae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Sīlās<1>}} Forms: Sīlās [canonical, masculine, singular], Sīlae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Sīlās [nominative, singular], Sīlae [genitive, singular], Sīlae [dative, singular], Sīlān [accusative, singular], Sīlā [ablative, singular], Sīlā [singular, vocative]
  1. male given name Silas Tags: declension-1
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