Rom 16:23 | RWP | e4.org | Gaius my host ( Γαιος ο ξενος μου ). Perhaps the same Gaius of ( ; ), but whether the one of we do not know. Ξενος was a guest friend, and then either a stranger ( ) or a host of strangers as here. This Gaius was plainly a man of some means as he was the host of all the church. Erastus ( ) was "the treasurer of the city" ( ο οικονομος της πολεως ), one of the outstanding men of Corinth, the "steward" (house-manager) or city manager. See ; . He is probably the administrator of the city's property. Quartus ( Κουαρτος ). Latin name for fourth.

‏ Romans 16:23

Gaius my host ( Γαιος ο ξενος μου ). Perhaps the same Gaius of 1Co 1:14 (Ac 19:29; 20:4), but whether the one of 3Jo 1:1 we do not know. Ξενος was a guest friend, and then either a stranger (Mt 25:35) or a host of strangers as here. This Gaius was plainly a man of some means as he was the host of all the church. Erastus (2Ti 4:20) was "the treasurer of the city" ( ο οικονομος της πολεως ), one of the outstanding men of Corinth, the "steward" (house-manager) or city manager. See Lu 12:42; 16:1. He is probably the administrator of the city's property.

Quartus ( Κουαρτος ). Latin name for fourth.