noun · masculine
erastos
GreekἜραστος (erastos)
Strong’sG2037
Erastus
stem erast-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ἔραστος, -ου, ὁ
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2037 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saider'-as-tos
beloved; Erastus, a Christian
Fromfrom ἐράω (to love);
King JamesErastus.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | erastos2×Ἔραστος | erastois |
| object accusative | eraston1×Ἔραστον | erastoin |
| direct address vocative | erastor | erastoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | erastou | erastoiu |
| to, for dative | erasto | erastoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
erasto is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
erastos“Erastus”subjectnominative singular2×
Romans 16:23“Erastus”aspazetō vin Gaios tos xenos mu kai holau tau ekklēsau. aspazetō vin Erastos tos oikonomos tau politau kai Kouartos tos adelfos.Gaius, who has hosted me and all the church, sends you greetings. Erastus, the city treasurer, sends you greetings, as does our brother Quartus.
2 Timothy 4:20“Erastus”Erastos menata en Korintha, Trofimon de apoleipama en Milēta asthenarōton.Erastus has remained at Corinth, and Trophimus I left sick in Miletus.
eraston“Erastus”objectaccusative singular1×
Acts 19:22“Erastus”apostelaratos de eis tan Makedonian duo toiu diakonarōtoiu auto, Timotheon kai Eraston, autos epechata chronon eis tan Asian.He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed for a time in the province of Asia.