The Apostolic Age · AD 4–70

Artemas

fl. c. 63 (death unrecorded) · Envoy of Paul to Crete · Crete (assigned)

The Apostolic Age

Who Artemas was

“When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis” — one of the two trusted men considered to relieve Titus in Crete so the delegate could winter with Paul. A contracted form of Artemidorus, “gift of Artemis”: a pagan theophoric name carried into the church’s service. Later lists make him bishop of Lystra.

Verified single attestation

Titus 3:12 only; the Lystra episcopate belongs to the late pseudo-Dorothean lists, outside the horizon.

Common questions

When was Artemas active?

Artemas is dated fl. c. 63 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Artemas in the Apostolic Age (AD 4–70). The dating is traditional and approximate; the archive marks it as uncertain rather than fixing a year the sources do not give.

Which early sources mention Artemas?

Artemas is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from Paul. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.

Where was Artemas from?

The archive associates Artemas with Crete (assigned).

Who were Artemas’ contemporaries?

The archive links Artemas to 2 other figures, including Titus of Crete and Tychicus. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.

Scripture record

Primary-source mentions (1)

Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.

Titus 3:12

c. AD 55
When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter.
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  1. 1Creteprovince only

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