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.
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
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Crescens
Name meaning: growing; increasing (Hitchcock)
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Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(growing), (2 Timothy 4:10) an assistant of St. Paul, said to have been one of the seventy disciples.
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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