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== Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament <ref name="term_56911" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament <ref name="term_56911" /> == | ||
<p> (Φλέγων, a | <p> (Φλέγων, a Greek name) </p> <p> [[Phlegon]] is the second of a group of five names (all Greek) of persons ‘and the brethren with them’ saluted by St. Paul in Romans 16:14, probably as forming a household church at Rome or [[Ephesus]] under the leadership of Asyncritus, the first mentioned (cf. the group saluted in Romans 16:15, of which [[Philologus]] and [[Julia]] were perhaps the joint heads). Possibly all were greeted by the [[Apostle]] as leaders of the congregation by virtue of seniority as Christians. See artt._ Asyncritus, Patrobas. </p> <p> [[T.]] [[B.]] Allworthy. </p> | ||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_74486" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_74486" /> == | ||
<p> Phle'gon. (burning). A [[Christian]] at Rome, whom St. | <p> '''Phle'gon.''' ''(burning).'' [[A]] [[Christian]] at Rome, whom St. Paul salutes. Romans 16:14. [[(A.D.55).]] Pseudo-Hippolytus makes him one of the seventy disciples and bishop of Marathon. </p> | ||
== Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary <ref name="term_48452" /> == | == Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary <ref name="term_48452" /> == | ||
<p> A friend of the apostle Paul. (Romans 16:14) His name is taken from a | <p> [[A]] friend of the apostle Paul. ( Romans 16:14) His name is taken from a Greek word signifying burning. </p> | ||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_53311" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_53311" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> | <p> <strong> [[Phlegon]] </strong> . The name of a Christian greeted by St. Paul in Romans 16:14 . </p> | ||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_68232" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_68232" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> Christian at Rome to whom Paul sent salutations. Romans 16:14 . </p> | ||
== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_37041" /> == | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_37041" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> [[A]] Christian whom Paul salutes ( Romans 16:14). </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_43181" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_43181" /> == | ||
Romans 16:14 | Romans 16:14 | ||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_33112" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_33112" /> == | ||
Romans 16:14 | Romans 16:14 | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_55625" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_55625" /> == | ||
<p> (Φλεγων , burning), one of the [[Christians]] of | <p> (Φλεγων '', burning),'' one of the [[Christians]] of Rome to whom Paul sent his salutations ( Romans 16:14). [[A.D.]] 55. The legend (apud Dorotheus) makes him to have been one of the seventy disciples, and bishop of Marathon. So likewise Pseudo-Hippolytus ''(De [[Lxx]] Apostolis).'' He is said to have suffered mar.tyrdom on April 8 ''(Martyrologium Romanumn,'' apud Estium), on which day he is commemorated in the calendar of the Byzantine Church. </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_7109" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_7109" /> == | ||
<p> ''''' flē´gon ''''' , ''''' fleg´on ''''' ( Φλέγων , <i> ''''' Phlégōn ''''' </i> ): The name of a | <p> ''''' flē´gon ''''' , ''''' fleg´on ''''' ( Φλέγων , <i> ''''' Phlégōn ''''' </i> ): The name of a Roman Christian to whom Paul sent greetings ( Romans 16:14 ). Of him nothing is known. </p> | ||
== Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_16492" /> == | == Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_16492" /> == | ||
<p> Phleg´on, one of the | <p> Phleg´on, one of the Christians of Rome to whom Paul sent his salutations . The legend (ap. Dorotheus) makes him to have been one of the seventy disciples, and bishop of Marathon. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == |