Bible Dictionary
Trophimus
Trophimus was an Ephesian Christian and companion of Paul. He was falsely accused of being taken into the temple and was later left sick at Miletus.
Biblical Usage
The Jews falsely supposed that Paul had brought the Gentile Christian Trophimus into the temple, causing the tumult that led to Paul’s arrest. Paul later wrote that he had left Trophimus sick at Miletus. He may also have been the unnamed companion entrusted with the collection for needy believers in Jerusalem.
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