Quartus
QUARTUS
A Christian residing at Corinth, but according to his name of Roman origin, whose salutation Paul sends to the brethren at Rome, 1Ch 16:23 .
Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
Quartus
(, a common Latin name)
Quartus is a Christian whose greeting is sent in Rom 16:23 from Corinth with that of Erastus, the treasurer of the city. He was probably a member of the church there, and was associated with St. Paul at the time of writing. He was almost certainly a convert from heathenism, not from Judaism, and in this respect was unlike the three men whose salutations are sent in Rom 16:21 and who are distinguished from Tertius, Erastus, and Quartus, as kinsmen of the Apostle. The name Quartus itself might of course have been borne by a Jew (cf. Lucius, Rom 16:21). It has been conjectured that Tertius and Quartus were brothers, but there is no ground for thinking so. If we suppose Rome to have been the destination of these Corinthian salutations, Quartus may have been a Roman with friends in the church in the city. It is, however, easier to believe that members of the Church at Corinth had friends in Ephesus, to which city some scholars think that the greetings were directed. We should remember, at the same time, that in the Apostolic Church personal acquaintance was not necessary to create Christian sympathy. Quartus is described simply as the brother ( ). Elsewhere in the Pauline Epistles, Apollos (1Co 16:12), Epaphroditus (Php 2:25), Onesimus (Col 4:9), Sosthenes (1Co 1:1), Timothy (2Co 1:1, etc.), Titus (2Co 2:13), Tychicus (Eph 6:21, Col 4:7) are similarly described (cf. also 2Co 8:18; 2Co 12:18), while two Christian women, Phoebe and Apphia, are alluded to as our sister (Rom 16:1, Phm 1:2). One of the earliest titles used by Christians of themselves was the brethren. The brethren, forming with Asyncritus and four others a household or district church, are saluted in Rom 16:14. The term was perhaps taken over from Judaism. It is frequently found in Acts addressed to Jews by Jews (Act 2:29; Act 2:37, etc.), and Saul before his baptism was called brother Saul by a Christian, Ananias (Act 9:17). It was also in use among the heathen to designate members of the same religious community (see G. A. Deissmann, Bible Studies, 1901, p. 87 f., and the authorities there quoted). St. Paul over and over again addresses the readers or hearers of his Epistles as brethren, i.e. simply fellow-Christians, members of the one great spiritual family of which God is Father and Jesus Christ the Elder Brother, the firstborn among many brethren (Act 8:29). In one passage at least (1Th 5:14) it is possible that the leaders of the church are addressed as brethren (see G. Milligan, Thessalonians, 1908, ad loc.), and indeed we may say that in the Apostolic Church the terms brother or sister and minister () were practically synonymous. To be a member of the community was to be a servant of the community according to ones gift. We cannot doubt that Quartus was an active worker.
T. B. Allworthy.
Fuente: Dictionary of the Apostolic Church
Quartus
(Graecized , for the Latin quartus, fourth), a Christian resident at Corinth, and, from his name, apparently a Roman, whose salutations Paul communicated to the Church of Rome in his epistle thereto (Rom 16:23). A.D. cir. 50. There is the usual tradition that he was one of the seventy disciples; and it is also said that he ultimately became bishop of Berytus (Tillemont, 1, 334).
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Quartus
fourth, a Corinthian Christian who sent by Paul his salutations to friends at Rome (Rom. 16:23).
Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Quartus
A Christian at Corinth whose salutations Paul sends to the Roman Christians (Rom 16:23).
Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary
Quartus
QUARTUS.Mentioned as joining in St. Pauls greeting to the Church of Rome (Rom 16:23).
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Quartus
A brother, Paul calls him (Rom 16:23) No doubt, he meant a brother beloved in Christ. (See Phm 1:16)
Fuente: The Poor Mans Concordance and Dictionary to the Sacred Scriptures
Quartus
kwor-tus (, Kouartos): A Christian in Corinth who with Erastus the treasurer of the city sent greetings to the Christian community in Rome (Rom 16:23). He is known to Paul only as a Christian, the brother.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Quartus
Quartus, a Christian resident at Corinth, and, from his name, apparently a Roman, whose salutations Paul communicated to the Church of Rome in his epistle thereto (Rom 16:23).
Fuente: Popular Cyclopedia Biblical Literature
Quartus
[Quar’tus]
A ‘brother’ whose salutation was sent to Rome. Rom 16:23.
Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary
Quartus
A Christian in Corinth.
Rom 16:23
Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible
Quartus
Quar’tus. (fourth). A Christian of Corinth, Rom 16:23, said to have been one of the seventy disciples, and afterward, bishop of Berytus. (A.D. about 50).