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Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek, Biblical
Scripts Ἀπολλώς, Ἀπολλῶς, Ἀπόλλως(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsApollus (latinized form)
Meaning & History
Contracted form of Apollodoros, Apollodotos, Apollonios and similar masculine Greek names. Also compare Apollas and the Late Greek verb ἀπόλλω (apollo) meaning "to destroy".Apollos was a 1st century Alexandrian Jewish Christian mentioned several times in the New Testament. A contemporary of Paul the Apostle, he played an important role in the early development of the churches of Ephesus and Corinth.