Atomic Bible

Gentile Christian from Ephesus, companion of Paul

Trophimus

Named in 3 verses across 2 books, first in Acts 20:4.

ΤρόφιμοςTrophimus

The name means “well educated; well brought up.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869

About Trophimus Written by AI

Trophimus was a Gentile Christian from Ephesus who accompanied the Apostle Paul on his missionary journeys (Acts 20:4). He was one of several individuals who traveled with Paul from Greece to Asia Minor, carrying the collection for the poor in Jerusalem. In Jerusalem, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul in the temple and falsely accused him of bringing Trophimus, a Gentile, into the restricted areas of the temple (Acts 21:29). This incident led to Paul's arrest and eventual imprisonment. Later, in his second letter to Timothy, Paul mentions that he had left Trophimus sick in Miletus (2 Timothy 4:20). Trophimus' presence with Paul highlights the inclusion of Gentiles in the early church and the challenges faced by Paul and his companions as they ministered in various cultural contexts.

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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897

A foster-child, an Ephesian who accompanied Paul during a part of his third missionary journey (Acts 20:4; 21:29). He was with Paul in Jerusalem, and the Jews, supposing that the apostle had brought him with him into the temple, raised a tumult which resulted in Paul’s imprisonment. (See TEMPLE, HEROD’S.) In writing to Timothy, the apostle says, “Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick” (2 Tim. 4:20). This must refer to some event not noticed in the Acts.

M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.

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Where the Bible names him

  1. Acts 20:4

    Paul was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.

  2. Acts 21:29

    For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple.

  3. 2 Timothy 4:20

    Erastus has remained at Corinth, and Trophimus I left sick in Miletus.

From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.