Lectionary Calendar
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024
the Fourth Week after Easter
Attention!
We are taking food to Ukrainians still living near the front lines. You can help by getting your church involved.
Click to donate today!

Bible Dictionaries
Chamberlain

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
Prev Entry
Chaldaea
Next Entry
Chambers of Imagery
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links

Romans 16:23; Erastus, oikonomos , steward or public treasurer of the city, who kept account of the revenues. Latin arcarius . So in inscriptions in Marm. Oxon., 85, Neilos is called oikonomos of Asia. On the other hand Blastus was chamberlain (epi tou koitonos tou basileos ) in a different sense, namely, over the king's bedchamber, a post of honor and intimacy (Acts 12:20).

Bibliography Information
Fausset, Andrew R. Entry for 'Chamberlain'. Fausset's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​fbd/​c/chamberlain.html. 1949.
adsFree icon
Ads FreeProfile