Apphia
Ἀπφία
Of uncertain origin: most likely a Greek-shaped form of an older local Anatolian name, though some reference works instead trace it to a Hebrew root loosely meaning "increasing".
Meaning and origin
Apphia is greeted at the opening of Paul's short letter to Philemon, alongside Philemon himself and a man named Archippus, and later church tradition took her to be Philemon's wife, though the letter never says this…
How to pronounce Apphia
| Greek | ap-FEE-ah /aˈpfia/ |
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