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Easton's Bible Dictionary
chance, an Asiatic Christian,
a "faithful minister in the
Lord" ( Ephesians
6:21 ,
6:22 ), who, with Trophimus,
accompanied Paul on a part of
his journey from Macedonia to
Jerusalem ( Acts
20:4 ). He is alluded to
also in Colossians
4:7 , Titus
3:12 , and 2
Timothy 4:12 as having been
with Paul at Rome, whence he
sent him to Ephesus, probably
for the purpose of building
up and encouraging the church
there.
Hitchcock's Dictionary of
Bible Names
casual; by chance
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(fateful) and Trophimus (nutritious),
companions of St. Paul on some
of his journeys, are mentioned
as natives of Asia. ( Acts
20:4 ;
21:29 ; 2
Timothy 4:20 ) (A.D. 54-64.)
There is much probability in
the conjecture that Tychicus
and Trophimus were the two brethren
who were associated with Titus
( 2
Corinthians 8:16 -
8:24 ) in conducting the
business of the collection for
the poor Christians in Judea.
International Standard Bible
Encyclopedia
tik'-i-kus (Tuchikos, lit. "chance"):
Mentioned 5 times in the New
Testament (Acts
20:4 ; Ephesians
6:21 ; Colossians
4:7 ; 2
Timothy 4:12 ; Titus
3:12); an Asiatic Christian,
a friend and companion of the
apostle Paul.
(1) In the first of these passages
his name occurs as one of a
company of the friends of Paul.
The apostle, at the close of
his 3rd missionary journey,
was returning from Greece through
Macedonia into Asia, with a
view to go to Jerusalem. This
journey proved to be the last
which he made, before his apprehension
and imprisonment. It was felt,
both by himself and by his friends,
that this journey was a specially
important one. He was on his
way to Jerusalem, "bound in
the spirit" (Acts
20:22). But another cause
which gave it particular importance
was that he and his friends
were carrying the money which
had been collected for several
years previous in the churches
of the Gentiles, for the help
of the poor members of the church
in Jerusalem (Acts
24:17). No fewer than eight
of his intimate friends companied
him into Asia, and one of these
was Tychicus. Luke uses the
word "Asian" (English Versions
of the Bible "of Asia," Acts
20:4) to describe Tychicus.
He was with Paul at Troas, and
evidently journeyed with him,
as one of "Paul's company" (Acts
21:8 the King James Version),
all the way to Jerusalem.
(2)(3) The 2nd and 3rd passages
in which the name of Tychicus
occurs (see above) give the
information that he was with
Paul in Rome during his first
imprisonment. In Colossians
Paul writes, "All my affairs
shall Tychicus make known unto
you, the beloved brother and
faithful minister and fellow-servant
in the Lord: whom I have sent
unto you for this very purpose,
that ye may know our state,
and that he may comfort your
hearts" (Colossians
4:7 ,
4:8). In almost identical
words he writes in Ephesians,
"But that ye also may know my
affairs, how I do, Tychicus,
the beloved brother and faithful
minister in the Lord, shall
make known to you all things:
whom I have sent unto you for
this very purpose, that ye may
know our state, and that he
may comfort your hearts" (Ephesians
6:21 ,
6:22).
Paul had entrusted Tychicus
with a very important mission.
He was to deliver the Epistle
to the Ephesians, that is, "the
circular letter" (see LAODICEANS,
EPISTLE TO THE) to the churches
in proconsular Asia, to which
it was sent, giving a copy of
it to the church in Laodicea.
He was then to proceed to Colosse,
with the Epistle to the church
there. In Colosse, Tychicus
would plead the cause of Onesimus,
who accompanied him from Rome.
"Under his shelter Onesimus
would be safer than if he encountered
Philemon alone" (Lightfoot,
Commentary on Colossians
3:14). In Laodicea and Colosse
Tychicus would not only deliver
the Epistles from Paul, but
he would also, as the apostle
had written to the churches
in those places, Communicate
to them all information about
his "state," that is, how things
were going with him in regard
to his appeal to the emperor,
and his hope of being soon set
at liberty. Tychicus would make
known to them all things.
(4) The passages in the Epistles
to Titus
and to Timothy show that Tychicus
was again with Paul, after the
appeal to the emperor had resulted
in the apostle regaining his
freedom. The passage in Titus
evidently refers to the interval
between Paul's first and second
Roman imprisonments, and while
he was again engaged in missionary
journeys. The apostle writes
to Titus, who was in Crete in
charge of the churches there,
that he intended to send either
Artemas or Tychicus to him,
so as to take the oversight
of the work of the gospel in
that island, that Titus might
be free to come to be with the
apostle at Nicopolis.
(5) The last passage where Tychicus
is mentioned occurs in 2 Timothy,
which was written in Rome not
long before Paul's execution.
To the very end Paul was busy
as ever in the work of the gospel;
and though it would have been
a comfort to him to have his
friends beside him, yet the
interests of the kingdom of
Christ are uppermost in his
thoughts, and he sends these
friends to help the progress
of the work. To the last, Tychicus
was serviceable as ever: "Tychicus
I sent to Ephesus" (2
Timothy 4:12). As Timothy
was in charge of the church
in Ephesus (1
Timothy 1:3), the coming
of Tychicus would set him free,
so as to enable him to set off
at once to rejoin Paul at Rome,
as the apostle desired him (2
Timothy 4:9 ,
4:21).
It should also be noted
that at Ephesus Tychicus would
be able to visit his old friend
Trophimus, who was, at that
very time, only a few miles
away, at Miletus, sick (2
Timothy 4:20). It is possible
that Tychicus is the brother
referred to in 2
Corinthians 8:22 ,
8:23 as one "whom we have
many times proved earnest in
many things .... (one of) the
messengers of the churches ....
the glory of Christ."
The character and career of
Tychicus are such as show him
altogether affectionate, faithful
and worthy of the confidence
reposed in him by Paul, who,
as already seen, sent him again
and again on important work,
which could be performed only
by a man of ability and of high
Christian worth and experience.
Thus, all that is known regarding
Tychicus fully bears out the
description of his character
given by the apostle himself,
that he was a beloved brother,
a faithful minister and fellow-servant
in the Lord.
John Rutherfurd
RELATED:
Paul,
Trophimus
Copyright
Information: "Easton's
Bible Dictionary", Matthew
George Easton M.A., D.D., 1897;
"Hitchcock's Dictionary
of Bible Names", Roswell
D. Hitchcock, 1869; "International
Standard Bible Encyclopedia",
Orr, James, M.A., D.D., 1915;
and "Smith's Bible Dictionary",
Smith, William, Dr., 1901. are
public domain and may be freely
used and distributed. |
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