Silas of the Book of Acts
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Silas of the Book of Acts is an early Christian leader and missionary who accompanied Paul on his journeys and played a key role in the spread of the gospel in the first-century church.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Silas of the Book of Acts canonical | 1 |
| Silvanus in 1 Peter 5:12 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10750432 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Silas of the Book of Acts Context triple: [Silvanus, identifiedWith, Silas of the Book of Acts]
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A.
Cleopas
Cleopas is a figure from the New Testament, known as one of the disciples who encountered the risen Jesus on the road to Emmaus.
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B.
Theodore of Tarsus
Theodore of Tarsus was a 7th-century Archbishop of Canterbury whose organizational reforms and leadership were crucial in unifying and strengthening the early English Church during the Christianization of the British Isles.
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C.
Sergius Paulus
Sergius Paulus was a Roman proconsul of Cyprus known in the New Testament for embracing the Christian faith during Paul and Barnabas’s first missionary journey.
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D.
Barnabas the Apostle
Barnabas the Apostle was an early Christian disciple and missionary companion of Paul, traditionally regarded as a prominent leader in the first-century Church and a key figure in the spread of Christianity.
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E.
Saint Timothy
Saint Timothy was an early Christian disciple and companion of the Apostle Paul, traditionally regarded as the first bishop of Ephesus and a recipient of two New Testament epistles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Silas of the Book of Acts Target entity description: Silas of the Book of Acts is an early Christian leader and missionary who accompanied Paul on his journeys and played a key role in the spread of the gospel in the first-century church.
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A.
Cleopas
Cleopas is a figure from the New Testament, known as one of the disciples who encountered the risen Jesus on the road to Emmaus.
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B.
Theodore of Tarsus
Theodore of Tarsus was a 7th-century Archbishop of Canterbury whose organizational reforms and leadership were crucial in unifying and strengthening the early English Church during the Christianization of the British Isles.
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C.
Sergius Paulus
Sergius Paulus was a Roman proconsul of Cyprus known in the New Testament for embracing the Christian faith during Paul and Barnabas’s first missionary journey.
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D.
Barnabas the Apostle
Barnabas the Apostle was an early Christian disciple and missionary companion of Paul, traditionally regarded as a prominent leader in the first-century Church and a key figure in the spread of Christianity.
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E.
Saint Timothy
Saint Timothy was an early Christian disciple and companion of the Apostle Paul, traditionally regarded as the first bishop of Ephesus and a recipient of two New Testament epistles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian missionary
ⓘ
biblical figure ⓘ early Christian leader ⓘ |
| accompaniedOnJourney |
Paul's second missionary journey
ⓘ
linked to:
Paul’s second missionary journey
|
| activeInCentury | 1st century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Silvanus ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Philippian jail earthquake ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Antioch
ⓘ
Corinth ⓘ Jerusalem ⓘ Macedonia ⓘ |
| carriedDocument |
Jerusalem Council letter
ⓘ
linked to:
Epistle of the Apostles
|
| coAuthorOf |
1 Thessalonians (greeting section)
ⓘ
linked to:
First Epistle to the Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians (greeting section) ⓘ
linked to:
Second Epistle to the Thessalonians
|
| describedAs | leading man among the brothers ⓘ |
| greetedIn |
1 Thessalonians 1:1
ⓘ
2 Thessalonians 1:1 ⓘ |
| helpedFoundChurch |
church in Corinth
ⓘ
church in Philippi ⓘ church in Thessalonica ⓘ |
| identifiedAs |
Silvanus in 1 Peter 5:12
ⓘ
linked to:
Silas of the Book of Acts
Silvanus in Pauline letters ⓘ |
| imprisonedIn | Philippi ⓘ |
| imprisonedWith |
Paul the Apostle
ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle Paul
|
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Acts of the Apostles
ⓘ
First Epistle of Peter ⓘ First Epistle to the Thessalonians ⓘ Second Epistle to the Thessalonians ⓘ |
| ministeredIn |
Berea
ⓘ
Corinth ⓘ Philippi ⓘ Thessalonica ⓘ
linked to:
Salonika
|
| missionFocus | spread of the gospel in the first-century church ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Jerusalem Council
ⓘ
linked to:
Council of Jerusalem
|
| praisedAs | faithful brother ⓘ |
| praisedBy |
Peter the Apostle
ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle Peter
|
| preachedTo | Philippian jailer ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| role |
church leader
ⓘ
coworker of Paul ⓘ missionary ⓘ prophet ⓘ secretary for Peter ⓘ |
| sangHymnsWith |
Paul the Apostle
ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle Paul
|
| selectedBy | Jerusalem church ⓘ |
| selectedFor | delegation to Antioch ⓘ |
| servedAs | amanuensis for the First Epistle of Peter ⓘ |
| traveledWith |
Luke
ⓘ
Paul the Apostle ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle Paul
Timothy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Silas of the Book of Acts Description of subject: Silas of the Book of Acts is an early Christian leader and missionary who accompanied Paul on his journeys and played a key role in the spread of the gospel in the first-century church.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Silas of the Book of Acts
linked to: Silas of the Book of Acts