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Crescens

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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.

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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.
 
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