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Person

Aristarchus

Mentioned in 5 verses across 3 books, first in Acts 19:29. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).

At a glance

Gender: Male

Often appears with

Named in the same verses most often. Sharing a verse doesn’t always mean they met.

John Mark2 verses
Tychicus1 verse
Paul1 verse
Sopater1 verse
Trophimus1 verse
Secundus1 verse
Gaius (of Derbe)1 verse
Demas1 verse
Barnabas1 verse
Timotheus1 verse
Luke1 verse
Gaius (of Macedonia)1 verse

Places

Where the data places them (born, died, or an event they take part in) first; then places named in the same verses, which does not mean they were there.

Asiascene of “Riot in Ephesus”; scene of “Journey to Rome begins” +1 more1 shared verse
Adramyttiumscene of “Journey to Rome begins”; scene of “Paul's Journey to Rome”1 shared verse
Ephesusscene of “Riot in Ephesus”
Philippiscene of “Mission to Macedonia and Greece”
Troasscene of “Mission to Macedonia and Greece”
Greecescene of “Mission to Macedonia and Greece”
Macedoniascene of “Mission to Macedonia and Greece”
Phenicescene of “Journey to Rome begins”; scene of “Paul's Journey to Rome”
Laseascene of “Journey to Rome begins”; scene of “Paul's Journey to Rome”
Fair Havensscene of “Journey to Rome begins”; scene of “Paul's Journey to Rome”
Cretescene of “Journey to Rome begins”; scene of “Paul's Journey to Rome” +1 more
Cnidusscene of “Journey to Rome begins”; scene of “Paul's Journey to Rome”

In the Bible

All 5 verses, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

Acts

Acts 19:29
Soon the whole city was in disarray. They rushed together into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia.
Acts 20:4
Paul was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.
Acts 27:2
We boarded an Adramyttian ship about to sail for ports along the coast of Asia, and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.

Colossians

Colossians 4:10
My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you greetings, as does Mark the cousin of Barnabas. You have already received instructions about him: If he comes to you, welcome him.

Philemon

Philemon 1:24
as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.

Events

Events the dataset lists Aristarchus as taking part in. Dates follow its Ussher–Jones reckoning (one of several traditional counts), not established history.

c. AD 50
Third Missionary JourneyActs 18:24–20:16
no date
Riot in EphesusActs 19:23–41 · at Asia, Ephesus
no date
Mission to Macedonia and GreeceActs 20:1–6 · at Philippi, Troas, Greece, Macedonia
c. AD 56
Journey to Rome beginsActs 27:1–12 · at Phenice, Lasea, Fair Havens, Crete, Cnidus, Salmone, Alexandria, Cilicia, Lycia, Myra, Pamphylia, Cyprus, Sidon, Asia, Adramyttium, Italy
c. AD 56
Paul's Journey to RomeActs 27:1–28:31 · at Phenice, Lasea, Fair Havens, Crete, Cnidus, Salmone, Alexandria, Cilicia, Lycia, Myra, Pamphylia, Cyprus, Sidon, Asia, Adramyttium, Italy, Rome, Clauda, Syrtis, Adria, Melita, Syracuse, Rhegium, Puteoli, Three Taverns
c. AD 57
Paul is shipwrecked by a stormActs 27:13–44 · at Adria, Syrtis, Clauda, Crete
c. AD 57
Paul stays at MaltaActs 28:1–10 · at Melita
c. AD 57
Paul arrives at RomeActs 28:11–16 · at Three Taverns, Appii Forum, Rome, Puteoli, Rhegium, Syracuse

Dictionary

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.

Read Easton’s entry

Best ruler, native of Thessalonica (Acts 20:4), a companion of Paul (Acts 19:29; 27:2). He was Paul’s “fellow-prisoner” at Rome (Col. 4:10; Philemon 1:24).