1. Silvanus - Noun
2. Silvanus - Proper noun
(Roman mythology) god of woods and fields and flocks; Pan is the Greek counterpart
Source: WordNetConstantius had made him magister militum in 353 with the purpose of blocking the German threats, a feat that Silvanus achieved by bribing the German tribes with the money he had collected. Source: Internet
One theory used to support Petrine authorship of 1 Peter is the "secretarial hypothesis", which suggests that 1 Peter was dictated by Peter and was written in Greek by his secretary, Silvanus (5:12). Source: Internet
Julian was summoned to court, and held for a year, under suspicion of treasonable intrigue, first with his brother and then with Claudius Silvanus ; he was cleared, in part because the Empress Eusebia intervened on his behalf, and he was sent to Athens. Source: Internet
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Silvanus (or, less frequently, year 752 Ab urbe condita ). Source: Internet
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Silvanus and Augurinus (or, less frequently, year 909 Ab urbe condita ). Source: Internet
His biographer Silvanus P. Thompson writes that "When Röntgen 's discovery of the X-rays was announced at the end of 1895, Lord Kelvin was entirely skeptical, and regarded the announcement as a hoax. Source: Internet