Constant, one of the seven “deacons” (Acts 6:5).
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
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Parmenas
Name meaning: that abides, or is permanent (Hitchcock)
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Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(abiding), one of the seven deacons, “men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom.” (Acts 8:5) There is a tradition that he suffered martyrdom at Philippi in the reign of Trajan.
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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