Bible Strands

Crescens

A man, in the time of the New Testament · named in 1 verse

the name means growing Strong's Lexicon

Crescens, a companion of Paul, went to Galatia during Paul's imprisonment.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Increasing, probably one of the seventy disciples of Christ. He was one of Paul's assistants (2 Tim. 4:10), probably a Christian of Rome.

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

First named at 2 Timothy 4:10.

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