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Apollonia

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(belonging to Apollo). A city of Macedonia (Acts 17:1¹Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews: (Acts 17:1)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

City of Macedonia, in the district of Mygdonia, some 28 miles from Amphipolis and 35 from Thessalonica, through which Paul and Silas passed (Acts 17:1¹Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews: (Acts 17:1)).

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Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:

Number:

624 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Greek:

Ἀπολλωνία

Transliteration:

Apollonia

Phonic:

ap-ol-lo-nee’-ah

Meaning:

from the pagan deity Ἀπόλλων (i.e. the sun; from 622); Apollonia, a place in Macedonia

KJV Usage:

Apollonia

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

utter destruction

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

a place in Macedonia, Acts 17:1. {Perditor; perditio‒Destroyer; destruction; the sun:}