GREEK · G2921
Κρίσπος
Krispos — Crispus
Κρίσπος, -ου, ὁ Crispus: Act.18:8, 1Co.1:14.† (AS)
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Crispus
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
Curled, the chief of the synagogue at Corinth (Acts 18:8). He was converted and, with his family, baptized by Paul (1 Cor. 1:14).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.