Erastus of Corinth
one of the Seventy Disciples
d. 1st century
Erastus of Corinth, also known as Erastus of Paneas, held the political office of steward, in Corinth, according to the Epistle to the Romans 16:23 of the New Testament. The office is defined as "the manager of household or of household affairs" or, in this context, "treasurer". The King James Version uses the translation "chamberlain", while the New International Version uses "director of public works". A person named Erastus mentioned in 2 Timothy 4:20 and Acts 19:22 is often taken to be the same person.
Events
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How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Acts of the Apostles 1 claim — Timothy and Erastus sent into Macedonia
Glosses
- The Erastus pavement A limestone pavement east of the theatre at Corinth carries an inscription of the middle first century: ERASTVS PRO AEDILIT[AT]E S P STRAVIT — Erastus, in return for his aedileship, laid this at his own expense. Paul…
- The Pilate stone In 1961 a block reused as a step in the theatre at Caesarea Maritima was found to carry a dedication naming him: a fragmentary Latin text of which the surviving words include TIBERIEVM, PONTIVS PILATVS and PRAEFECTVS…