Probably here the administrator of the city lands. He was baptized by Paul himself at Corinth 1 Corinthians 1:14; and was so highly esteemed by the church that John wrote an epistle to him; 3 John 1:1. Not many of his station in life accepted and obeyed the gospel; but it is refreshing to know that Erastus was an exception. oikonomos. Romans 16:15); hence it is to be understood in the sense of Christian brotherhood, and to be assumed that the relations of this Quartus suggested to the apostle no more precise predicate, and were well known to the readers. Self-control provides the ability to resist what may cause pain to others. III. — The Apostle having no peculiar distinction to notice in this person, calls him a brother. But there attaches to the term ξένος, host, rather the idea of welcome given to strangers. 1:14). This was a common name for all believers, because they are all brethren in Christ. Gains mine host. (Acts 19:29; Acts 20:4; 3 John). Romans 16:23 Quartus, A Brother; Romans 16:23 I, Tertius, Salute You; J N DARBY. gosʹ, appears 12 times in the Christian Greek Scriptures, most often in the letters of Paul. Almost every character is worthy of a sermon, dealing with some facet of church life or of individual character and conduct. All made his house their home; and he must have been a person of considerable property to be able to bear this expense; and of much piety and love to the cause of Christ, else he had not employed that property in this way. Gaius my host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Many scholars think that the influence of various amanuenses may explain the differences in Greek style among the Pauline letters, rendering it difficult, if not impossible, to draw conclusions about authorship based on such criteria." Yet we find, Acts 19:22, that he was one of them that ministered to the apostle, and was sent by him hither and thither, as he had occasion, which would not well consist with his being chamberlain or steward of so great a city; therefore some are of opinion, that he is so called, because that had been his office in time past. 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The same person is probably meant in the first instance, probably in the last, and possibly in all three. σίας: As the Epistle to the Romans was written from Corinth this hospitable Christian is probably the same who is mentioned in 1 Corinthians 1:14. Romans 16:23 “Gaius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. ΠΡΟΣ ΡΩΜΑΙΟΥΣ 16:23 Greek NT: Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550ἀσπάζεται ὑμᾶς Γάϊος ὁ ξένος μου καὶ τῆς ἐκκλησίας ὅλης ἀσπάζεται ὑμᾶς Ἔραστος ὁ οἰκονόμος τῆς πόλεως καὶ Κούαρτος ὁ ἀδελφός, Romans 16:23 Hebrew Bibleגיוס המארח אותי ואת כל הקהלה שאל לשלומכם ארסטוס סכן העיר וקורטוס אחינו שאלים לשלומכם׃, Romans 16:23 Aramaic NT: Peshittaܫܐܠ ܒܫܠܡܟܘܢ ܓܐܝܘܤ ܡܩܒܠܢܝ ܘܕܟܠܗ ܥܕܬܐ ܫܐܠ ܒܫܠܡܟܘܢ ܐܪܤܛܘܤ ܪܒܝܬܐ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܘܩܘܐܪܛܘܤ ܐܚܐ ܀. 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