Erastus
So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto
him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for
a season....
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Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum
sick....
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According to the Epistle to the Romans, Erastus was Corinth's
οἰκονόμος (oikonomos),[1] a position of high status. The word
is generally translated as "steward" or, in this context,
"treasurer";[2] KJV uses the translation "chamberlain", NIV
uses "director of public works". An Erastus is also mentioned
in the Second Epistle to Timothy and Acts...
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Gaius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you.
Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus
a brother....
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e-ras'-tus (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" (Acts 19:22).
(2) "Erastus the treasurer of the city" sent greetings to the
Christ...
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1. A friend of Paul
Ac 19:22; 2Ti 4:20
-2. Convert of Paul's, probably same as preceding
Ro 16:23...
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(beloved).
1. One of the attendants of St. Paul at Ephesus, who
with Timothy was sent forward into Macedonia. Ac 19:22 (A.D.
51.) He is probably the same with 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
Chri...
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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
w...
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"Chamberlain," i.e. city steward and treasurer of Corinth
(Romans 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 (2 Timothy 4:20) to depict his utt...
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