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Crescens

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

kres´enz ( Κρήσκης , Krḗskēs , "increasing"): An assistant of Paul, mentioned in 2 Timothy 4:10 as having gone to Galatia. That he was one of the Seventy, and that he founded the church in Vienna in Gaul, are traditions without any trustworthy basis.

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Crescens'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​c/crescens.html. 1915.