Strong G2037Ἔραστος
Erastus
- Transliteration
- Erastos
- Pronunciation
- er'-as-tos
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
From ἐράω eraō (to love);
beloved;
Erastus a Christian: - Erastus.
beloved;
Erastus a Christian: - Erastus.
Meaning of the name
Erastus, "beloved"
Detailed definition
Ἐραστος, -ου, ὁ
Erastus;
1. a companion of St. Paul, Act.19:22, and prob. 2Ti.4:20.
2. The treasurer of Corinth, Rom.16:23.†
(AS)
Erastus;
1. a companion of St. Paul, Act.19:22, and prob. 2Ti.4:20.
2. The treasurer of Corinth, Rom.16:23.†
(AS)
In the biblical story
Erastus
Companion of Paul; served as city treasurer in Corinth.
Erastus was a companion of Paul who served as the city treasurer in Corinth.
In the Bible
Strong G2037 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- erastus3
First verses
- Acts 19:22So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.
- Romans 16:23Gaius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother.
- 2 Timothy 4:20Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick.
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἐραστ-ός, ή, όν,
={ἐρατός}, beloved, lovely, in Prose the usual form, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Smp.” 204c, “Phdr.” 250d; also in [4th-5th c.BC: Simonides Lyricus] 178.1; τόνδε δρόμον ποίησεν ἐραστόν “IG” 12.817)]: comparative, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (“AP” 12.197 (2nd c.AD: Strato Epigrammaticus).)]
={ἐρατός}, beloved, lovely, in Prose the usual form, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Smp.” 204c, “Phdr.” 250d; also in [4th-5th c.BC: Simonides Lyricus] 178.1; τόνδε δρόμον ποίησεν ἐραστόν “IG” 12.817)]: comparative, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (“AP” 12.197 (2nd c.AD: Strato Epigrammaticus).)]