apelles Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
apelles in Easton's Bible Dictionary
a Christian at Rome whom Paul salutes (Rom. 16:10), and styles "approved in Christ."
apelles in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(called), a Christian saluted by St. Paul in #Ro 16:10| Tradition makes him bishop of Smyrna or Heraclea. (A.D. 55.)
apelles in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
APEL'LES , greeted and commended by Paul. Rom 16:10. Tradition makes him afterward bishop of Smyrna or Heraclea.
apelles in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
A Christian saluted in Romans 16:10 as "approved in Christ." A common Jewish name, probably not, as Origen thought, Apollos. Said to have been afterward bishop of Smyrna.