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Erastus

Erastus proper noun: a certain early Christian and city chamberlain. (biblical character).

Proper noun

Erastus

  1. A certain early Christian and city chamberlain. (biblical character)
    • Gaius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother.
  2. (rare) A male given name from Ancient Greek of biblical derivation.

Origin of Erastus

From Ancient Greek Ἔραστος (Érastos), from ἐραστός (erastós, “lovable”).

Words formed from Erastus

Questions about Erastus

What does Erastus mean?
Erastus means a certain early Christian and city chamberlain. (biblical character).
What part of speech is Erastus?
Erastus is a proper noun.

Words near Erastus in the dictionary

  1. Erastianizes
  2. Erastianizing
  3. Erastians
  4. erastin
  5. erastocate
  6. Erastus
  7. erasure
  8. erasure code
  9. erasure codes
  10. erasure poem
  11. erasure poems

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