1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
APOLLOS ('AroXXwt; contracted from Apollonius), an Alexandrine Jew who after Paul's first visit to Corinth worked there in a similar way (i Cor. iii. 6). He was with Paul at a later date in Ephesus (i Cor. xvi. n). In i Cor. i. 10-12 we read of four parties in the Corinthian church, of which two attached themselves to Paul and Apollo* respectively, using their names, though the " division " can hardly have been due to conflicting doctrines. (See PAUL.) From Actsxviii. 24-28 we learn that he spoke and taught with po…
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