Acts 20:4; Ep 6:21; Col 4:7; 2Ti 4:12; Tit 3:12.
Tyquico (gr. Tujikós, “happy”, “lucky” or “casual”). Christian, perhaps of Gentile origin, who along with Trophimus represented the churches of Asia when their donations were given to the church in Jerusalem (Acts 20:4). He was with Paul in Rome on the occasion of the apostle’s first imprisonment, and was the bearer of the letters to the Colossians and Ephesians (Col 4:7; Eph 6:21), to whom it was announced that Tychicus could furnish additional information regarding to the condition of the apostle. It was probably he whom he sent to Crete (Titus 3:12); he later he was commissioned to Ephesus (2 Tit 4:12). Paul refers to him as “a beloved brother and a faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord” (Col 4:7).
Source: Evangelical Bible Dictionary
Greek he who has fortune. Friend and disciple of Paul, born in Asia Minor, Syria, who accompanied Paul to Jerusalem as a delegate of his church to deliver the collection, Acts 20, 4 s. He took to the churches of Ephesus and Colosse the epistles of Paul, Eph 6, 21-22; Col 4, 7-9.
Digital Bible Dictionary, Grupo C Service & Design Ltda., Colombia, 2003
Source: Digital Bible Dictionary
(Gr., Tychikos, fortuitous). Asian believer, close friend and valuable helper of Paul (Acts 20:4), perhaps a native of Ephesus. As one of the delegates chosen by the churches to bring the offering for the poor in Jerusalem (2Co 8:19ff.), he apparently went all the way there with Paul. He was with him during his first imprisonment in Rome and took the letters to the Ephesians (Eph 6:21) and the Colossians (Col 4:7-9). Onesimus, returning to his mistress, accompanied him (Col 4:7-9; Philemon). Paul told Titus that he would send either Artemas or Tychicus to replace him in the difficult work on Crete (Titus 3:12). Tychicus was with Paul during his second prison in Rome and was sent by him to Ephesus (2Ti 4:12). He was a man distinguished by his integrity and fidelity; he had Paul’s affection and confidence as a suitable worker in Christ’s service (Col 4:7).
Source: Hispanic World Bible Dictionary
(Son of fortune). Believer from the province of Asia who accompanied the apostle Paul on some of his travels (Acts 20: 4). He served as the carrier of Paul’s letters to the Ephesians and the Colossians. The latter together with †¢Onesimus (Eph 6:21; Col 4:7; 2Ti 4:12). The apostle writes to Titus that he planned to send T. to Crete (Titus 3:12), but whether he actually did so is not known. Pablo’s expressions about his person are very positive. He calls him “beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord” and “beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord”.
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
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vet, = “fortuitous”. Christian from the province of Asia. He and others went ahead of Paul to wait for him at Troas (Acts 20:4). Tychicus, a beloved disciple, was commissioned by the apostle to be the bearer of the epistles to the Ephesians and Colossians (Eph. 6:21; Col. 4:7). He probably met Titus at Crete (Titus 3:12). Paul, imprisoned in Rome for the second time, writes to Timothy telling him that he had sent Tychicus to Ephesus (2 Tim. 4:12).
Source: New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
(from a root meaning: †œfortune; success† ).
Paul’s helper; “beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow slave in the Lord” of the district of Asia. (Col 4:7) Tychicus was in the party that returned from Greece with Paul through Macedonia to Asia Minor, but whether he continued to Jerusalem or not is not stated. (Acts 20: 2-4.) He is one of several people thought to have been the “brother” who helped Titus organize the collection for the Judean brothers while he was in Greece. (2Co 8:18, 19; 12:18) Paul sent Tychicus from prison in Rome with letters to Ephesus and Colossae, promising that Tychicus would elaborate on their situation and comfort them; the letter to the Colossians mentions that Onesimus accompanied him. (Eph 6:21, 22; Col 4:7-9) After his release, Paul considered sending Irtemas or Tychicus to Crete. (Tit 3:12) When the apostle returned to a Roman prison for the second time, he dispatched Tychicus to Ephesus. (2Ti 4:12.)
Source: Dictionary of the Bible
An Asiatic—the “Western” text says he was an Ephesian—who accompanied Paul to Jerusalem, no doubt as a delegate from his church, with the collection (Acts 20:4; cf. 1 Cor. 16:1–4 . He was a personal representative of the apostle —probably (if we take “sent” as an epistolary aorist) the one who carried the letters—before the Colossians (Col. 4:7-9) and the Ephesians (Eph. 6:21-22), and in the case of having been *Ephesians a circulate, before other Asian churches as well Apparently Paul considered him as a possible replacement for Titus in Crete (Tit. 3.12), and sent him to Ephesus (carrying 2 Tim. ) just when Timothy was needed elsewhere (2 Tim. 4.12).These commissions reflect that fidelity that Paul praises (Eph. 6.21; Col. 4.7).His designation as “minister” in these contexts possibly relates to his service to the church, probably to Paul, and less likely to his position of *deacon Some, who have questioned the authenticity of Ephesians, have linked Tychicus with the origin of the m ism (cf. WL Knox, St. Paul and the Church of the Gentiles, 1939, pp. 203; CL Mitton, Epistle to the Ephesians, 1950, pp. 268).
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Douglas, J. (2000). New Biblical Dictionary: First Edition. Miami: United Bible Societies.
Source: New Bible Dictionary