The Apologists · AD 130–180
Euplus of Ephesus
attested AD 107 (death unrecorded) · Ephesian companion of Ignatius's route · Ephesus
The Apologists
Who Euplus of Ephesus was
Named among the Ephesians who met the prisoner Ignatius on the road through Asia — the delegation in whom, he wrote, he received the whole church of Ephesus.
Ignatius only (To the Ephesians 2).
Common questions
When was Euplus active?
Euplus of Ephesus is dated attested AD 107 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Euplus in the Apologists (AD 130–180).
Which early sources mention Euplus?
Euplus of Ephesus is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from Ignatius of Antioch. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Euplus from?
The archive associates Euplus of Ephesus with Ephesus.
Who were Euplus’ contemporaries?
The archive links Euplus of Ephesus to 4 other figures, including Burrhus of Ephesus, Crocus of Ephesus, Ignatius of Antioch and Fronto of Ephesus. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.
Primary-source mentions (1)
Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
To the Ephesians 2
c. AD 108As to my fellow-servant Burrhus… and Crocus also, worthy both of God and of you, whom I have received as the manifestation of your love, and Onesimus, and Burrhus, and Euplus, and Fronto, by whom I have seen you all in love.Ignatius of Antioch · Ephesians · source text
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 70 · The fall of Jerusalem, AD 70
- AD 95 · Domitian’s reprisals, AD 95
- AD 96 · Rome writes to Corinth: 1 Clement, AD 96
- AD 112 · Pliny writes Trajan, AD 112
- AD 117 · Symeon and Ignatius martyred, AD 117
- AD 135 · Bar Kokhba crushed; Aelia Capitolina, AD 135
Place
Places served
The one place the sources put Euplus.