apphia Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
apphia in Easton's Bible Dictionary
increasing, a female Christian at Colosse (Philemon 1:2), supposed by some to have been the wife of Philemon.
apphia in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(fruitful) a Christian woman addressed jointly with Philemon and Archippus in Phil. 2; apparently a member of Philemon's household, and not improbably his wife. (A.D. 57)
apphia in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
AP'PHIA , a Christian woman addressed by Paul in Phile 2. From the connection in which she stands, preceding a masculine name and linked so closely to Philemon, it has been reasonably conjectured that she was Philemon's wife.
apphia in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
Latin; Appia. The wife, or close relative, of Philemon. She would not otherwise be mentioned with Philemon in the address (Philemon 1:2), on a domestic matter.