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2Ti 4:20. Ἔραστος-Τρόφιμον, Erastus-Trophimus) The reason why these do not send salutations, is by implication indicated.-ἔμεινεν, remained) while I was prosecuting my journey. The second imprisonment of Paul was not long; for he wrote these things a short time after his journey, a little before his death.-ἐν Κορίνθῳ, at Corinth) his native country, Rom 16:23.-[19]ἐν Μιλήτῳ, at Miletus) Miletus was near Ephesus. Whether Timothy knew of the sickness of Trophimus or was ignorant of it, still Paul might have mentioned it. And perhaps Trophimus accompanied Timothy afterwards to Rome. The Scholiast on this passage in Pricæus says: “Trophimus, Aristarchus, and Pudens, after they had suffered severely with the apostle in the persecutions, were at last beheaded along with him.”
[19] Ἀπέλιπον, I left) Therefore Paul had returned from Asia to Rome not very long before.-V. g.