Bible Person

Phlegon

Meaning: zealous; burning · Male · 1 cross reference

Phlegon is one of the Christians greeted in Romans 16:14. He belongs to the network of ordinary believers whose faithful presence sustains the early church in Rome. First appears in Rom 16:14.1

AI summary: Phlegon matters because his single cross reference preserves the personal texture of Paul's Roman greetings. The entry reminds the reader that the church's life was carried not only by famous leaders but by many known and valued believers. Taken together, the material presents Phlegon as a remembered Christian in the Roman church.1

Central Figure

Phlegon

Meaning: zealous; burning

Burning, a Roman Christian to whom Paul sent salutations (Rom.