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Acts 18
acts.18.ac18ApollosName
Ἀπολλῶς / Ἀπελλῆς / Ἀπολλώνιος
What name is transmitted for the Alexandrian teacher?
The dominant text reads Apollos; other witnesses preserve Apelles or the fuller Apollonius.
Why this default
Apollos is the dominant reading; Apelles and Apollonius preserve distinct transmitted names.
Evidence
ExternalἈπολλῶς: broad Byzantine and critical support. Ἀπελλῆς: א*, 36, 307, 431, 453, 536, 610 and versions/fathers. Ἀπολλώνιος: D.
InternalThe less familiar forms could be normalized to the well-known Apollos, though the breadth of Apollos remains strong.
Apollos reading
WitnessesἈπολλῶς · broad critical and Byzantine supportApelles reading
WitnessesἈπελλῆς · א*, 36, 307, 431, 453, 536, 610, versions/fathersWestern reading
WitnessesἈπολλώνιος · DRecord integrity
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