Topic
Tertius
4 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Romans 16:22Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave Paul' s amanuensis (copyist) in writing the book of Romans
I Tertius, who wrote this epistle, salute you in the Lord.
- 1 Corinthians 16:21ISBE
The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand.
- Colossians 4:18ISBE
The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:17ISBE
The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references
The third, a Roman Christian whom Paul employed as his amanuensis in writing his epistle to the Romans (16:22).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 1 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 4 references
tur'-shi-us (Tertios): The amanuensis of Paul who wrote at his dictation the Epistle to the Romans. In the midst of Paul's greetings to the Christians in Rome he interpolated his own, "I Tertius, who write the epistle, salute you in the Lord" (Ro 16:22). "It is as a Christian, not in virtue of any other relation he has to the Romans, that Tertius salutes them" (Denney). Some identify him with Silas, owing to the fact that shalish is the Hebrew for "third (officer)," as tertius is the Latin Others think he was a Roman Christian residing in Corinth. This is, however, merely conjecture. Paul seems to have dictated his letters to an amanuensis, adding by his own hand merely the concluding sentences as "the token in every epistle" (2Th 3:17; Col 4:18; 1Co 16:21). How far this may have influenced the style of his letters is discussed in Sanday-Headlam, Romans, Introduction, LX.
S. F. Hunter
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 1 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → Paul' s amanuensis (copyist) in writing the book of Romans Ro 16:22
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.