2 Timothy 4:14 Alexander = Acts 19:33; a man whom the Jews put forward. 1 Timothy 1:20 a false teacher at Ephesus. This one in 2 Timothy 4:14 seems to have been one Timothy knew there at Ephesus, and is warned to be on the watch for him. [ other Alexanders Acts 4:6; Mark 15:21] Coppersmith = . Old word, only here in N.T., for metal-worker (copper, iron, gold, etc.). Possibly the one in 1 Timothy 1:20, but or the one in Acts 19:33. who was put forth by the Jews, but could have been the one prosecuting the case against Paul, could have been a friend or associate of Demetris and in that same business Acts 19:24-25. [Jews prosecuted the first case against Paul, see Acts 23:35; Acts 24:1; ] But it is understood that the case this time against Paul was prosecuted by Asian enemies.] The word does not mean that he worked only in copper. The term came also to be used of workers in any kind of metal (EGT). Much evil = apparently at his trial, or first hearning.