- Original: Ἔραστος - Transliteration: Erastos - Phonetic: er'-as-tos - Definition: Erastus = beloved 1. a companion of the apostle Paul 2. the chamberlain or rather the public treasurer, of Corinth - Origin: from erao (to love) - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From ἐράω eraō(to love); beloved; Erastus a Christian: - Erastus. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • Erastus, 3 Act 19:22; Romans 16:23; 2 Timothy 4:20