To Apphia our sister (Απφια τη αδελφη). Dative case in address. A common name in Phrygian inscriptions and apparently the wife of …

And to our beloved Apphia. This was a female, (Greek: agaphth), and was probably the wife of Philemon.

And Archippus o…

Apphia.—The name is usually taken to be the Roman name Appia. But the occurrence of such a name in a Greco-Asiatic family…

And Timothy our brother, to Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellow laborer, and to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellow soldier, and t…

The salutation is significant for its departures from Paul’s other salutations. The letter is in the form of an ancient letter of commendation, and…

And to Archippus our fellow-soldier. He next adds "Archippus," who also appears to have been a minister of the Church; at least, this seem…

And to our beloved Apphia
The Alexandrian copy reads, "to sister Apphia"; and the Vulgate Latin version, "to the beloved siste…

Faith in Christ, and love for Him, should unite saints more closely than any outward relationship can unite the people of the world. Paul, in his p…

1. The occasion for this epistle is as follows. At Colo ae, an important Christian had a servant who secretly fled to Rome, where he was bap…