Bible Dictionary

APOLLOS Alteration of the name “Apolonio” or “Apolodoro”. Jew born in Alexandria, eloquent and powerful in the Scriptures. Knowing only the baptism of John, he diligently taught the things of Jesus. At Ephesus he was

APOLONIA City in the Greek province of Macedonia, part of the Roman Empire located near Amphipolis on the Via Iacia, on the Roman road to Thessalonica. The city was named in honor of Apollo, the

APOSTASY It means “to go back, to relapse” (Gr.). Paul was accused of teaching the Jews among the Gentiles to apostatize from Moses (Acts 21:21). Paul taught freedom from the law through the death of

APOSTLE The word comes from the Greek “apostelo,” which means “to send after oneself” or “on behalf of.” In the New Testament it is applied to Jesus Christ, who was sent by God to save

APOSTOLIC DECREE (a) Arab people descended from Noah (Gen. 10:6, 7); They lived in the northwest region of the Persian Gulf. (b) Grandson of Abraham and Keturah (Gen. 25:3).

APPEAL When Paul was taken prisoner he resorted to his right as a Roman citizen to appeal to Caesar. The appeal, an ancient prerogative still in force in Roman Law, is that clause by which

APPIUS (Acts 28:15). Town in Italy, about 60 km south of Rome, on the famous Appian Way, where Roman Christians came to find Paul as a prisoner. His ruins exist near Triponti.

APPLE Tree and its fruit (Song 2:3; 8:5; Pr. 25:11). In Hebrew “Tappuach.” This term is similar to the Arabic «tuffâ», which means apple. The one mentioned in the OT is probably the “Pyrus malus”,

AQUILA «eagle» (lat.). A converted Jew from Pontus, husband of Priscilla. Paul met him in Corinth (Acts 18:2). He and Pablo worked together as tent makers. Aquila and Priscilla had been expelled from Rome under

ARABAH Geological depression that crosses Palestine from north to south = the Jordan depression and its continuation from the Dead Sea to the Red Sea. In the Bible, Arabah almost exclusively designates the valley of