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Acts 18

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acts.18.ac18ApollosName

Ἀπολλῶς / Ἀπελλῆς / Ἀπολλώνιος

TEXThigh confidence

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.

Project defaultnamed Apollos

Apollos reading

WitnessesἈπολλῶς · broad critical and Byzantine support
Alternativenamed Apelles

Apelles reading

WitnessesἈπελλῆς · א*, 36, 307, 431, 453, 536, 610, versions/fathers
Alternativenamed Apollonius

Western reading

WitnessesἈπολλώνιος · D

Reference roleStandardized inspectable reference; manuscript forks are independently reopened.

Revision historyNo decision-level revision has been recorded since the provenance ledger was introduced.

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