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    Linus

    LY-nus

    Meaning

    Flax; Linen

    Greek origin · Boy · First in 2 Timothy

    What it points to

    Linus shows that the greatest leaders often start as simple names in a greeting — faithfulness in small things leads to great responsibility.

    Verse · King James Version

    “Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.”

    2 Timothy 4:21

    Most used in the 1910s (US records)

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