[SOS thuh knees] (of sound strength)-- the ruler of the synagogue at Corinth during the apostle Paul's first visit to this city <Acts 18:17>. When the Roman ruler of the area refused to deal with the angry mob's charges against Paul, they beat Sosthenes. This may be the same Sosthenes as the one greeted by Paul in one of his Corinthian letters <1 Cor. 1:1>. If so, he must have become a Christian some time after the mob scene in his city.

(from Nelson's Illustrated Bible Dictionary)

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