Bible Person

Phygellus

Meaning: fugitive · Male · 1 cross reference

Phygellus is the man named in 2 Timothy 1:15 as having turned away from Paul in Asia. He belongs to the painful New Testament record of abandonment under pressure. First appears in 2 Tim 1:15.1

AI summary: Phygellus matters because his single cross reference shows that apostolic ministry included the grief of desertion as well as the joy of faithful partnership. The entry adds sober realism to the pastoral letters' concern for endurance and loyalty. Taken together, the material presents Phygellus as a cautionary figure in Paul's final struggles.1

Central Figure

Phygellus

Meaning: fugitive

Fugitive, a Christian of Asia, who “turned away” from Paul during his second imprisonment at Rome (2 Tim.