Difference between revisions of "Fortunatus"

<p> (Graecized '''''Φορτούνατος''''' ), a disciple of Corinth, of Roman birth or origin, as his name indicates, who visited Paul at Ephesus, and returned, along with Stephanus and Achaicus, in charge of that apostle's first Epistle to the [[Corinthian]] Church (&nbsp;1 Corinthians 16:17), A.D. 54. Some have supposed that these three Corinthian brethren were "they which are of the house of Chloe" ( '''''Οἱ''''' '''''Χλοῆς''''' ), alluded to in &nbsp;1 Corinthians 1:11; but the language of irony, in which the apostle must in that case be interpreted in chapter 16 as speaking of their presence, would become sarcasm too cutting for so tender a heart as Paul's to have uttered among his valedictions. "The household of Stephanas" is mentioned in chapter 1:16 as having been baptized by Paul himself: perhaps Fortunatus and Achaicus may have been members of that household. There is a Fortunatus mentioned at the end of Clement's first Epistle to the Corinthians, who was possibly the same person. </p>

== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_3863" /> ==

<p> ''''' fôr ''''' - ''''' t̬ū̇ ''''' - ''''' nā´tus ''''' ( Φορτουνάτος , <i> ''''' Phortounátos ''''' </i> ): A R oman proper name turned into Gr; same as Latin adjective <i> fortunatus </i> , meaning "blest," or "fortunate." Found only once in the Bible (&nbsp;1 Corinthians 16:17 ). Fortunatus, with Stephanas and Achaicus, was an amabassador of the Corinthian church, whose presence at Ephesus refreshed the spirit of the apostle Paul. </p>