Sosthenes

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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Sosthenes
     safe in strength, the chief ruler of the synagogue at Corinth,
     who was seized and beaten by the mob in the presence of Gallio,
     the Roman governor, when he refused to proceed against Paul at
     the instigation of the Jews (Acts 18:12-17). The motives of this
     assault against Sosthenes are not recorded, nor is it mentioned


     whether it was made by Greeks or Romans. Some identify him, but
     without sufficient grounds, with one whom Paul calls "Sosthenes
     our brother," a convert to the faith (1 Cor. 1:1).
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Sosthenes, savior; strong; powerful