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<li> 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 Timothy 4:20 ); but probably he may have been the same as the preceding. <div> <p> [[Copyright]] StatementThese dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated [[Bible]] Dictionary, [[Third]] Edition, published by [[Thomas]] Nelson, 1897. Public Domain. </p> <p> Bibliography InformationEaston, Matthew George. Entry for 'Erastus'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/e/erastus.html. 1897. </p> </div> </li>

<p> <strong> ERASTUS </strong> . The name occurs thrice in NT among the [[Pauline]] company. An [[Erastus]] sends greetings in Romans 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]] ( Acts 19:22 ), and who later remained in [[Corinth]] ( 2 Timothy 4:20 ), is perhaps the same. </p> <p> A. J. Maclean. </p>

<p> (Ἔραστος) </p> <p> <b> 1. </b> In Romans 16:23 [[Erastus]] is ‘the treasurer of the city’ (ὁ οἰκονόμος τῆς πόλεως, <i> arcarius civitatis </i> ) 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. </p> <p> <b> 2. </b> In Acts 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. </p> <p> <b> 3. </b> In 2 Timothy 4:20 Erastus is a companion of St. Paul, said to have remained in Corinth, <i> i.e. </i> during the interval between the first and second imprisonments. </p> <p> Are these three to be identified? It is possible that <b> 2 </b> and <b> 3 </b> are the same man, but on account of the nature of the office held by <b> 1 </b> 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 <b> 1 </b> and <b> 3 </b> are identical, there would seem to be little point in St. Paul’s 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, <i> Biblical Essays </i> , 1893, p. 305). If we could accept the theory of the Ephesian destination, we should be more inclined to identify all three names. </p> <p> T. B. Allworthy. </p>

<p> 1. Onewho ministered to Paul. He was sent by [[Paul]] into Macedonia, and later on is found abiding at Corinth. Acts 19:22; 2 Timothy 4:20 . </p> <p> 2. [[Chamberlain]] or treasurer of Corinth. Romans 16:23 . Perhaps the same as No. 1. </p>