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Ἀπολλῶς
Apollōs
G0625
N:N-M-P Greek

Apollos

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Apollos is the personal name of a man named in accounts of teaching, travel, and ministry alongside other believers.

The name identifies a particular man in narrative and correspondence: he arrives in Ephesus, is in Corinth, is urged to visit believers, and is named alongside Paul in descriptions of ministry and community disputes.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in ministry and travel accounts · dominant

    The nominative form identifies the man who arrives in Ephesus in Acts 18:24 and who “watered” after another had planted in 1 Corinthians 3:6. Other forms name him in statements about belonging to leaders, an urged visit, his presence in Corinth, and assistance for a journey; in Titus 3:13 the APB renders the clause “Help Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way diligently.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the term as the name “Apollos,” including in travel, affiliation, and ministry clauses. Its surrounding descriptions clarify the verse context rather than define the name itself.

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