Bible Dictionary
Crescens
Crescens was an assistant of Paul who went to Galatia. Claims that he was one of the Seventy or founded a church in Gaul are later traditions without trustworthy support in the supplied sources.
Definition
Crescens was an assistant of Paul. His name means “growing” or “increasing,” and he is identified as probably a Christian of Rome in the supplied material.
Biblical Usage
Paul mentions Crescens in 2 Timothy 4:10 as having gone to Galatia.
Historical Background
Claims that Crescens was one of the Seventy or founded the church in Vienna in Gaul are described as traditions without trustworthy basis.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
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.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(growing), (2 Timothy 4:10) an assistant of St. Paul, said to have been one of the seventy disciples.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>kres'-enz (Kreskes, "increasing"): An assistant of Paul, mentioned in 2Ti 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.</p>