Apphia
apphia
increasing, a female Christian at Colosse (Philemon 1:2), supposed by some to have been the wife of Philemon.
Historical Examples
apphia was probably Philemon’s wife and Archippus perhaps his son.
The Literature and History of New Testament Times J. Gresham (John Gresham) Machen
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