The Apologists · AD 130–180
Eutecnus of Smyrna
attested AD 107 (death unrecorded) · Believer of the Smyrnaean church · Smyrna
The Apologists
Who Eutecnus of Smyrna was
Named in the same Smyrnaean farewell as Daphnus — the letter's closing proof that Ignatius, chained between ten soldiers, still greeted congregations one person at a time.
Ignatius only (To the Smyrnaeans 13).
Common questions
When was Eutecnus active?
Eutecnus of Smyrna is dated attested AD 107 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Eutecnus in the Apologists (AD 130–180).
Which early sources mention Eutecnus?
Eutecnus of Smyrna 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 Eutecnus from?
The archive associates Eutecnus of Smyrna with Smyrna.
Who were Eutecnus’ contemporaries?
The archive links Eutecnus of Smyrna to 3 other figures, including Daphnus of Smyrna, Polycarp of Smyrna and Ignatius of Antioch. 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 Smyrnaeans 13
c. AD 108I salute the incomparable Daphnus, and Eutecnus, and all by name.Ignatius of Antioch · Smyrnaeans · 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 Eutecnus.