Ἀπφία G0682
Apphia (a Christian woman, possibly Philemon's wife)
This is a woman's name appearing in Paul's letter to Philemon. Most scholars identify her as Philemon's wife, since she's mentioned alongside him and Archippus in the household that hosted a church. The name may be Phrygian in origin. Her inclusion in Paul's greeting suggests she had some role or stake in the matter of Onesimus's return, perhaps as the household manager who would actually receive the returning slave.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The personal name of a Christian woman addressed by Paul. Philemon 1:2 includes her in the letter's greeting: 'To Philemon our beloved fellow worker, and Apphia our sister...' The translations retain the name with appropriate case endings: Spanish 'a Apfia,' French preserves the Greek dative, German 'Apphia,' English 'to Apphia.' Her designation as 'sister' and her position in the greeting between Philemon and Archippus suggest she was part of Philemon's household, likely his wife, and therefore directly involved in the household dynamics Paul addresses regarding Onesimus. 1×
AR["أَفِّيةَ"]·ben["আপফিয়াকে"]·DE["Apphia"]·EN["to-Apphia"]·FR["Ἀπφίᾳ"]·heb["לְ-אַפְפִיָה"]·HI["अपफिअ"]·ID["kepada-Apfia,"]·IT["apphia"]·jav["Apfia,"]·KO["아비아-에게"]·PT["a-Apphía,"]·RU["Апфии,"]·ES["a-Apphía"]·SW["Apfia"]·TR["Apfiya'ya,"]·urd["اپفیہ-کو"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Ἀπφία, -ας, ἡ Apphia: Phm 2 (MM, see word).† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)