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Erastus
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Eras'tus. (beloved).
1. One of the attendants of St. Paul at Ephesus, who, with Timothy, was sent forward into Macedonia. Acts 19:22. (A.D. 51). He is probably the same Erastus who is again mentioned in the salutations to Timothy. 2 Timothy 4:20.
2. Erastus, the chamberlain, or rather the public treasurer, of Corinth, who was one of the early converts to Christianity. Romans 16:23. According to the traditions of the Greek Church, he was first treasurer to the church at Jerusalem, and afterwards, bishop of Paneas.
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Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Erastus'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​sbd/​e/erastus.html. 1901.
Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Erastus'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​sbd/​e/erastus.html. 1901.