Phlegon

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(burning; Rom. 16:14)—a Christian in Rome greeted by Paul together with Asyncritus, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers and sisters with them. Later tradition numbers Phlegon among the Seventy Apostles and calls him a bishop in the region of Thrace; these details are not stated in Romans. Orthodox tradition commemorates him on April 8 and with the Seventy on January 4.

Scripture cited

Romans 16:14

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