CRISPUS (Κρίσπος, G3214, from Lat. “curled,” “curly”) a superintendent of the Corinthian synagogue and an early convert there with his family (Acts 18:8), baptized by Paul (who baptized very few Corinthians, 1 Cor 1:14). Despite his Lat. name, he was not necessarily a proselyte; a Rabbi Crispus occurs in Talmud Jer. Yebamoth 12.2. Most Corinthian Jews opposed the Gospel, and synagogue preaching became impossible (Acts 18:4-8, 12); the conversion of a prominent synagogue official must have been striking. He occurs, mistakenly, for Crescens in some ancient VSS of 2 Timothy 4:10.