ERASTUS
ERASTUS
A Christian friend and fellow-laborer of Paul, a Corinthian, and chamberlain-that is, steward or treasurer-of the city. He followed Paul to Ephesus, and attended Timothy in a mission to Macedonia, Mal 19:22 . He was again at Corinth when Paul wrote to the Romans, 1Ch 16:23 ; and remained there when Paul went as a prisoner to Rome, 2Ti 4:20 .
Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
Erastus
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1. In Rom 16:23 Erastus is the treasurer of the city ( , arcarius civitatis) of Corinth, who sends salutations with Quartus the brother. His office was an important one. He stands almost alone in the NT as a convert of position and influence.
2. In Act 19:22 the name is given to one of two-Timothy being the other-who ministered to St. Paul in Ephesus, and who were sent by him on some errand into Macedonia.
3. In 2Ti 4:20 Erastus is a companion of St. Paul, said to have remained in Corinth, i.e. during the interval between the first and second imprisonments.
Are these three to be identified? It is possible that 2 and 3 are the same man, but on account of the nature of the office held by 1 it seems unlikely that he could have been a missionary companion and messenger of the Apostle. To meet this difficulty, it might be suggested that he had resigned the treasurership on becoming a Christian. Again, if 1 and 3 are identical, there would seem to be little point in St. Pauls informing Timothy that an important city official abode at Corinth. It is held by some scholars that these salutations from Corinthian Christians in the postscript of the Roman Epistle point to an Ephesian destination of the passage. It is easier to believe that the members of the Church at Corinth had friends at Ephesus than at Rome; but, as Lightfoot reminds us, personal acquaintance was not necessary in the Apostolic Church to create Christian sympathy. Also, the descriptive addition the steward of the city is much more appropriate if addressed to those to whom his name was unknown or scarcely known, than to those with whom he was personally acquainted (Lightfoot, Biblical Essays, 1893, p. 305). If we could accept the theory of the Ephesian destination, we should be more inclined to identify all three names.
T. B. Allworthy.
Fuente: Dictionary of the Apostolic Church
Erastus
(, beloved, an old Grecian name, Diog. Laert. 3:31), a Corinthian, and one of Pull’s disciples, whose salutations he sends from Corinth to the Church at Rome as those of “the chamberlain (q.v.) of the city” of Corinth (Rom 16:23). The word so rendered (, Vulg. arcarius) denotes the city treasurer or steward (Suicer, Thesaur. 2:464; see Flessa, De arcariis, Baruth. 1725-6, 2, 11; also Elszner, Obs. 2:68), an officer of great dignity in ancient times (comp. Josephus, Ant. 7:8, 2); so that the conversion of such a man to the faith of the Gospel was a proof of the wonderful success of the apostle’s labors in that city. We find Erastus with Paul at Ephesus as one of his attendants or deacons ( ), whence he was sent, along with Timothy, into Macedonia, while the apostle himself remained in Asia (Act 19:22), A.D. 51. They were both with the apostle at Corinth when he wrote, as above,-from that city to the Romans, A.D. 55; and at a subsequent period (A.D. 64) Erastus was still at Corinth (2Ti 4:20), which would seem to have been the usual place of his abode (). According to the traditions of the Greek Church (Menol. Graecum, 1:179), he was first aeconomus to the Church at Jerusalem, and afterwards bishop of Paneas, and died a natural death. Many critrics, however (Grotius, Kype, Kuinol, De Wette, Winer, etc.), regard the Corinthian Erastus as a different person from Paul’s companion, on the ground that the official duties of the former would not allow such an absence from the city (Neander, Planting and Training, 1:392, note), or that, if he was with Paul at Ephesus, we should be compelled to assume that he is mentioned in the epistle to the Romans by the title of an office which he had once held and afterwards resigned (Meyer, Kommentar. in loc.).
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Erastus
beloved. (1.) The “chamberlain” of the city of Corinth (Rom. 16:23), and one of Paul’s disciples. As treasurer of such a city he was a public officer of great dignity, and his conversion to the gospel was accordingly a proof of the wonderful success of the apostle’s labours.
(2.) A companion of Paul at Ephesus, who was sent by him along with Timothy into Macedonia (Acts 19:22). Corinth was his usual place of abode (2 Tim. 4:20); but probably he may have been the same as the preceding.
Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Erastus
“Chamberlain,” i.e. city steward and treasurer of Corinth (Rom 16:23). The conversion of so prominent a man marks the great success of Paul’s labors there. He ministered to Paul, accompanying him on his last journey to his second imprisonment at Rome; but “abode at Corinth,” going no further, as Paul notes (2Ti 4:20) to depict his utter desertion by man. Erastus the missionary is perhaps distinct, as a chamberlain’s office would hardly admit of continued missionary journeys (Act 19:22).
Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary
Erastus
ERASTUS.The name occurs thrice in NT among the Pauline company. An Erastus sends greetings in Rom 16:23, and is called the treasurer (AV [Note: Authorized Version.] chamberlain) of the city (Corinth). The Erastus who was sent by St. Paul from Ephesus to Macedonia (Act 19:22), and who later remained in Corinth (2Ti 4:20), is perhaps the same.
A. J. Maclean.
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Erastus
e-rastus (, Erastos, beloved): The name occurs three times, each time denoting a companion of Paul.
(1) Erastus was sent with Timothy from Ephesus into Macedonia while Paul remained in Asia for a while. They are designated two of them that ministered unto him (Act 19:22).
(2) Erastus the treasurer of the city sent greetings to the Christians in Rome (Rom 16:23). He was apparently an important person in the Corinthian community, and with Gaius probably represented that church in these fraternal relations with the Roman community.
(3) Erastus is one who, in 2Ti 4:20, remained at Corinth.
We have no means of discovering whether one or more than one person is meant in these references. A. C. Headlam (HDB, under the word) thinks it improbable that one who held an office implying residence in one locality should have been one of Paul’s companions in travel. On the other hand Paul may be designating Erastus (Rom 16:23) by an office he once held, but which he gave up to engage in mission work.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Erastus
Erastus, a Corinthian, and one of Paul’s disciples, whose salutations he sends from Corinth to the Church at Rome as those of ‘the chamberlain of the city’ (Rom 16:23). The words so rendered denote the city treasurer or steward, an officer of great dignity in ancient times. We find this Erastus with Paul at Ephesus, whence he was sent along with Timothy into Macedonia (Act 19:22). They were both with the Apostle at Corinth when he wrote, as above, from that city to the Romans: at a subsequent period Erastus was still at Corinth (2Ti 4:20), which would seem to have been the usual place of his abode.
Fuente: Popular Cyclopedia Biblical Literature
Erastus
[Eras’tus]
1. One who ministered to Paul. He was sent by Paul into Macedonia, and later on is found abiding at Corinth. Act 19:22; 2Ti 4:20.
2. Chamberlain or treasurer of Corinth. Rom 16:23. Perhaps the same as No. 1.
Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary
Erastus
1. A friend of Paul
Act 19:22; 2Ti 4:20
2. Convert of Paul’s, probably same as preceding
Rom 16:23
Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible
Erastus
Erastus (e-rs’tus), amiable. A Christian chamberlain or treasurer of Corinth. Act 19:22; Rom 16:23; 2Ti 4:20. It is impossible to say whether these references all belong to the same person.
Fuente: People’s Dictionary of the Bible
Erastus
Eras’tus. (beloved).
1. One of the attendants of St. Paul at Ephesus, who, with Timothy, was sent forward into Macedonia. Act 19:22. (A.D. 51). He is probably the same Erastus who is again mentioned in the salutations to Timothy. 2Ti 4:20.
2. Erastus, the chamberlain, or rather the public treasurer, of Corinth, who was one of the early converts to Christianity. Rom 16:23. According to the traditions of the Greek Church, he was first treasurer to the church at Jerusalem, and afterwards, bishop of Paneas.
Fuente: Smith’s Bible Dictionary
ERASTUS
a Christian convert
Act 19:22; Rom 16:23; 2Ti 4:20