Chrestus
Chrestus, i, m. A mutilated form for Christus, Lact. 4, 7, 5; hence, Chrestiani, instead of Christiani, was used by many; cf. Tert. Apol. 3 fin.— A Jew at Rome under the emperor Claudius, Suet. Claud. 15; v. the commentt. in h. l.— A slave or freedman of Cicero, Cic. Fam. 2, 8, 1.
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chrestus
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chrestus
Intro Text:
Chrestus, i, m. A mutilated form for Christus, Lact. 4, 7, 5; hence, Chrestiani, instead of Christiani, was used by many; cf. Tert. Apol. 3 fin.— A Jew at Rome under the emperor Claudius, Suet. Claud. 15; v. the commentt. in h. l.— A slave or freedman of Cicero, Cic. Fam. 2, 8, 1.
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