erastos is a personal name used for a man sent to Macedonia, named in greetings, and said to have stayed in Corinth.

The forms identify a named man: he is sent with Timothy in Acts 19:22, included among greetings with a civic designation in Romans 16:23, and said to have remained in Corinth in 2 Timothy 4:20.

1. Personal name in narrative and greetings · dominant

   The accusative singular form occurs as one of the two people sent into Macedonia in Acts 19:22; the APB renders the clause "Timothy and Erastus." The nominative singular form names the person who greets the recipients in Romans 16:23 and the one who stayed in Corinth in 2 Timothy 4:20; the APB renders "Erastus, the city manager" and "Erastus stayed in Corinth."

   Acts 19:22Romans 16:232 Timothy 4:20

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "Erastus" in all three verses, placing the name in a sending clause, a greeting, and a statement about remaining in Corinth. Its wording is a translation.