Trophimus
The name Trophimus means “well educated; well brought up.” Trophimus is mentioned in 3 verses of the Bible, first in Acts 20:4.
Who was Trophimus?
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.
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Trophimus
- Acts 20:4
And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.
- Acts 21:29
(For they had seen before with him in the city Trophimus an Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)
- 2 Timothy 4:20
Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick.
Timeline of Trophimus's life
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 50 AD | Third Missionary Journey |
| 0 AD | Mission to Macedonia and Greece |
| 54 AD | Paul arrested in the Temple |