Topic
Carpus
1 passage cited, from 3 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 2 Timothy 4:13Smith · ISBE · Nave A Christian at Troas
The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments.
In the reference works
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 1 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 1 references
kar'-pus (Karpos): A name but once mentioned in the New Testament (2Ti 4:13), "the cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus." These words were written from the dungeons, where Paul was confined during his second imprisonment. The name, common enough in Paul's day, signifies "fruit" (Young) or "wrist" (Davis). The words indicate that Paul must have been very well acquainted with the family of Carpus. He was presumably one of his converts; and the apostle must have lodged with him and also have had considerable confidence in him, since he committed to his care not only the comparatively valueless "cloak," but especially the priceless "books and parchments." It is idle to attempt to find out the identity of Carpus, but one cannot help wondering what were the contents of these books and parchments for which the apostle longed in his bitter second imprisonment.
Henry E. Dosken
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 1 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → A Christian at Troas 2Ti 4:13
Texts: Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.