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Blastus (2)
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
(Βλάστος ), a man who was " chamberlain" (cubicularius, ὁ έπὶ τοῦ κοιτῶνος, i.e. chief eunuch) to King Herod Agrippa, or who had the charge of his bed-chamber (Acts 12:20). A.D. 44. Such persons had usually great influence with their masters, and hence the importance attached to Blastus's favoring the peace with Tyre and Sidon.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Blastus (2)'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/b/blastus-2.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.