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Apphia
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
(pron. Af'fia, Ἀπφία , prob. for Ἀππία, the Greek form of the Lat. name Appia), the name of a female affectionately saluted by Paul (A.D. 57) as a Christian at Colossee (Philemon 1:2); supposed by Chrysostom and Theodoret to have been the wife of Philemon, with whom, according to tradition, she suffered martyrdom. (See PHILEMON).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Apphia'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/a/apphia.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.