Epaenetus

When was Epaenetus active?

Epaenetus is dated fl. c. 57 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Epaenetus in the Apostolic Fathers (AD 70–130). 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 Epaenetus?

Epaenetus is named in 3 primary-source passages catalogued here, drawn from Paul, Origen of Alexandria and John Chrysostom. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.

Where was Epaenetus from?

The archive associates Epaenetus with Asia, Rome. The sources record more than one location, so the places are listed in the order the record moves through them.

Who were Epaenetus’ contemporaries?

The archive links Epaenetus to 3 other figures, including Paul of Tarsus, Prisca (Priscilla) and Aquila of Pontus. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.

…Salute my wellbeloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia unto Christ.

And he says, that he “is the first-fruits,” not of Corinth only, but of the whole nation, as having become as it were a door, and an entrance to the rest. And to such, the reward is no small one. For such an one will reap much recompense also from the achievements of others, in that he too contributed much toward them by beginning.