GREEK · G2803
Κλαυδία
Klaudia — Claudia
Κλαυδία, -ας, ἡ Claudia: 2Ti.4:21.† (AS)
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Claudia
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Historical dictionary entry
A female Christian mentioned in 2 Tim. 4:21. It is a conjecture having some probability that she was a British maiden, the daughter of king Cogidunus, who was an ally of Rome, and assumed the name of the emperor, his patron, Tiberius Claudius, and that she was the wife of Pudens.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.