Lexical Definition

‎Τρόφιμος‎ Tróphimos (trof'-ee-mos) Trophimus ^N:N-M-P
from ‎τροφή‎

Trophimus.

• nutritive
• Trophimus, a Christian

Abbott-Smith

Τρόφιμος, -ου, ὁ
Trophimus: Ac 20:4 21:29, II Ti 4:20.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

Τρόφιμος-ῐμος, ον,

also ος, η, ον, see infr.:— nourishing, nutritious, γάλα -ώτατον [Refs 4th c.BC+]; opposed to ἄτροφος, [Τρόφιμοςιμε τῶν ἐμῶν τέκνων 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Troades” 1302 (Lyric poetry), cf. “Ion” 235 (Lyric poetry); also ὕδωρ τὸ περὶ κηπείας τ. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 845d ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; τ. κλυστῆρες nutritive enemata, Lycusap. [Refs 4th c.AD+]

__II substantive Τρόφιμοςιμος, ὁ, a slave's young master, ὁ τ. σου [Refs 4th c.BC+]; rendered erilis filius by Ter.[Refs 3rd c.AD+]the mistress, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II.2 neuter Τρόφιμοςιμον, τό, maintenance, sustenance, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; τ. δουλικόν [Refs 1st c.AD+]: esp. food-supply of Alexandria, [Refs 6th c.AD+] contract for board, [Refs 6th c.AD+]
__III passive, nursling, foster-child, παῖς τ. τίνο; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ τ., frequently in Inscrr., [Refs 4th c.AD+]; τ. ἀδελφός [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; feminine τροφίμη [Refs 4th c.AD+]our nurslings, pupils, [Refs 5th c.BC+] and brought up as companions of the richer class, who paid for them, [Refs 5th c.BC+] dogs kept in the house, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__III.2 of bodies, healthy, strong, well-nourished, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of plants, flourishing, luxuriant, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__III.3 τ. κύημα viable, capable of life, opposed to ἀνεμιαῖον, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

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Male • Gentile Christian from Ephesus, companion of Paul

Man living at the time of the New Testament

Trophimus was a Gentile Christian from Ephesus who accompanied Paul on his missionary journeys and was falsely accused of defiling the temple in Jerusalem.

• A man living at the time of the New Testament, first mentioned at Act.20.4;
• only referred to as Trophimus Τρόφιμος.

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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