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The companion of Paul in the New Testament, also called Silvanus
A male given name of Biblical origin
of Biblical origin
{i} male first name; town in Alabama; Christian leader who assisted Paul on two missionary journeys in his evangelistic tasks

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Silas Deane
born Dec. 24, 1737, Groton, Conn. died Sept. 23, 1789, at sea near Deal, Kent, Eng. U.S. diplomat. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress, which in 1776 secretly sent him to France to obtain financial and military assistance. The shiploads of arms he secured contributed to the American victory at the Battle of Saratoga. In 1777 he, Benjamin Franklin, and Arthur Lee negotiated treaties of commerce and alliance with France. Lee later insinuated that Deane had embezzled money; though the allegations were never proved, they ruined Deane's reputation
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{i} title of a book written by George Eliot in 1861
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    /ˈsīləs/ /ˈsaɪləs/

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    () A contraction of Latin Silvanus in the New Testament.