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Tertius

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Historical dictionary entry

The third, a Roman Christian whom Paul employed as his amanuensis in writing his epistle to the Romans (16:22).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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