Person New Testament
Pyrrhus
Also known as Pyrrhus =ESV, NIV; [ ] =KJV
Pyrrhus was a Berean who accompanied Paul on his journey to Asia. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Acts 20:4.
Why it matters. A Berean who accompanied Paul to Asia
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Pyrrhus
Pyrrhus was a Christian from the city of Berea who accompanied Paul on his journey to Asia (Act.20.4). He was part of a group of several individuals, including Sopater, Aristarchus, Secundus, Gaius, Timothy, Tychicus, and Trophimus, who traveled with Paul as he made his way back to Jerusalem after his third missionary journey. These men, representing various churches, were likely entrusted with delivering the collection for the poor in Jerusalem that Paul had gathered from the Gentile churches (Rom.15.25-28). Pyrrhus, being from Berea, was probably a member of the church there, which was known for its diligent study of the Scriptures (Act.17.10-12).
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Children
- Sopater
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Acts (1 verse)