In the Bible, who was the coppersmith that did Paul much evil?

In the Bible, Alexander was the coppersmith who did Paul much evil. The warning appears in 2 Timothy 4:14, where Paul says Alexander caused him serious harm and urges Timothy to beware of him because he strongly opposed the Christian message.

The Greek word translated “coppersmith” can also mean metalworker or smith, so some modern Bible translations use “metalworker” rather than “coppersmith.” The text does not explain exactly what Alexander did, and it does not provide a detailed biography of him.

Readers sometimes confuse this Alexander with other men of the same name in the New Testament. One Alexander appears in 1 Timothy 1:20, while another is mentioned during the riot at Ephesus in Acts 19. Some commentators identify one or more of them as the same person, but the Bible does not establish that connection with certainty.

The key quiz answer remains Alexander: “the coppersmith” is the identifying description attached to his name in 2 Timothy.