Observation: As Paul gives logistical instructions to Titus (mostly about whom should be sent where, including Titus coming to Nicopolis), he tells Titus to aid Zenas and Apollos. Apollos is well known, as he was one of the other best-known apostles in the early church, and is discusses as a peer of Paul several times, including by Paul himself in 1 Corinthians. It is also possible (likely?) that Apollos is the author of Hebrews. However, this one sentence is the only place Zenas is mentioned. It is clear by the context that he is an educated traveling companion of Apollos, and thus likely serves a role similar to that of Luke for Paul.
As I enjoy going down rabbit holes like this, I looked up quick information on Zenas, and have opinions about what I found. Explicitly, I want to address his name, his occupation, and his backstory, as one of my personal concerns is when the ancient church - explicitly the church in the timeframe of 200-500 AD - made certain decisions that orthodox churches still cling to. I want to be careful, because I'm not educated in this and haven't studied it, so I am merely observing more than disagreeing or challenging anything.
First, the church likes to translate 'Zenas' as "Gift of God". However, that ... isn't quite right. It is probably better translated as "Gift of Zeus". This is actually very important, as it becomes a stumbling stone for the other two ideas about Zenas put out by the early church, because this would imply that Zenas is either Greek, or a Jew raised in Greek society.
Second, Zenas is identified as a lawyer. We certainly know that professions were different back then than they are now. Therefore, 'lawyer' could map to multiple occupations. The early church classified him as a type of Pharisee, very learned in Jewish law. That isn't supported by any other context in the bible, nor did I find any reference to the alignment of Pharisees and lawyers. While Zenas may not be a lawyer as we would consider the title, he likely is very educated. Again, he may serve a role like Luke (a doctor), as an educated Greek who travels with a Jewish apostle to help navigate cultural and political issues in Greece and Turkey.
Third, the early church declared that Zenas was one of the 'unnamed 70' that Jesus sends out to minister in pairs. The 70 comes up often, and it's a bit of a pet peeve of mine ... almost like the early church went through names in the New Testament and tried to find 70 of them that didn't have any other clear backstory, and just made them the 70. While it's possible - and word-of-mouth history passed down in the early church should not be dismissed easily - I find it unlikely Zenas is one of the 70, especially if he is Greek or from there (he would not therefore have been one of the core Jews following Jesus' ministry).
This sounds negative, like I'm putting down Zenas. I'm not. He was clearly a great man of faith, an apostle, who set aside his life to spread the Gospel. He is worthy of saintly recognition, and I am certain he did more in service to Jesus than I ever have.
Application: I do go down paths when I read the bible, meditating on certain elements. When it comes to Zenas - a man with a one-and-done mention in the bible - I really don't care what the early church has decided about him. What I do care about is his example as someone who gave up his life to serve Jesus, and did so for no recognition, notoriety, fame, or money. He just loved Jesus, and gave up his career to face hardship and travel and pain for him. He is worthy of attention and honor and thanks.
Prayer: Lord, sometimes I think about what I could do to serve you the ways people like Peter and Paul did, but I really should just be trying to serve you like Zenas. I should just love you so much that I would set aside the rest of my life to obey you and tell others about Jesus. May your Holy Spirit move me to that kind of anonymous service. Amen.
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