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  LXVI. To the Emperor Trajan. Pliny the Younger. 1909-14. Letters. The Harvard Classics.
I cited the judges, Sir, to attend me at a sessions 1 which I was going to hold, Flavius Archippus claimed the privilege of being excused as exercising the profession of a philosopher.
At the same time a sentence of the proconsul Velius Paullus was read, by which it appeared that Archippus had been condemned to the mines for forgery.
“Flavius Archippus, the philosopher, has prevailed with me to give an order that six hundred thousand sesterces 3 be laid out in the purchase of an estate for the support of him and his family, in the neighbourhood of Prusias, 4 his native country.
www.bartleby.com /9/4/2066.html   (682 words)

  
 Apostle Archippus - OrthodoxWiki
The holy, glorious, all-laudable Apostle Archippus is numbered among the Seventy Apostles.
He is mentioned by the Apostle Paul in his epistle to the Colossians (Colossians 4:17) and his letter to the Apostle Philemon (Philemon 11:2).
Archippus survived this attack, barely, and the pagans then pulled him out and left him for the children's amusement.
orthodoxwiki.org /Apostle_Archippus   (142 words)

  
 The Healthy Constitution of a Blessed Church (1) - long   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The name "Archippus" means the "master of the horse," who is good at manipulating, controlling and leading the horse.
However, Archippus' ministry is definitely not the ministry of Paul.
Archippus is Paul's co-worker and he fights together with Paul.
www.clevelandonline.org /English/bible/philemon/philelv1prt.htm   (1655 words)

  
 Daily Bible Study - Archippus
Archippus, from the Greek name (pronounced) ark-hip-os, meaning in charge of horses, was one of the many little-known Christian servants (Minister means servant) of God mentioned in the New Testament.
Paul greeted Archippus in his epistle (see Epistles) to Philemon, describing him as our "fellowsoldier," while referring to others, such as Philemon, as our "fellowlaborer." The reason for the different terms is not explained further in the Scriptures.
Paul again sends a message to Archippus, this time in his epistle to the Colossians, encouraging him to fulfill the ministry that he was given.
www.keyway.ca /htm2004/20040602.htm   (779 words)

  
 Holy Confessor Pelagia Of Berezovo And Those With Her
Archippus Kuzmich was a God-fearing man. Fearing to be late for the beginning of a service, he would deliberately choose to make hay in no far distant places, so that as soon as the bell began to ring he could immediately give up his work and go to the church.
Archippus taught his daughters to sing and put them on the kliros - until then only men had sung there.
Archippus Kuzmich's wife had died by this time and he had married again.
www.orthodox.net /russiannm/pelagia-holy-confessor-of-berezovo-and-those-with-her.html   (1689 words)

  
 ARCHIPPUS - LoveToKnow Article on ARCHIPPUS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Archippus was ridiculed by his connporaries for his fondness for playing upon words (Schol.
Titles and fragments of six plays are preserved, for which see Kock, Comicorum Atticoruni Fragmenta, i.
To properly cite this ARCHIPPUS article in your work, copy the complete reference below:
www.1911encyclopedia.org /A/AR/ARCHIPPUS.htm   (104 words)

  
 Lives of the Saints
Later the 10-year-old youth Archippus began living at this church, spending the days and nights in fasting, prayer and spiritual feats.
Arriving in a great multitude, they began to dig a ditch from the rock that lay at the church altar, all the way to the mountain where the rivers were joined.
At this moment the blessed Archippus, still praying, heard a voice commanding him to leave the church.
www.holy-transfiguration.org /library_en/saints_michael.html   (543 words)

  
 Monarch Viceroy Puzzle
At one time, the relationship between the Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) and the Viceroy butterfly (Limenitis archippus) was considered a clear textbook example of the evolutionary strategy of Batesian mimicry.
The Monarch (Danaus) and the Viceroy (Archippus) belong to different subfamilies of the order Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths).(5) Their habits are also very different.
Both Danaus and Archippus belong to the Nymphalidae family, and but Danaus is a member of the Danainae subfamily and Archippus is a member of the Limenitidinae subfamily.
www.iscid.org /encyclopedia/Monarch_Viceroy_Puzzle   (859 words)

  
 The Letter to Philemon
Apphia is apparently the wife of Philemon, and Archippus, Paul's "fellow-soldier," is probably the minister of the church.
The Colossians are to get in touch with Archippus, tell him to perform his Christian duty unflinchingly, and say that Paul wishes the Laodiceans to see the Colossians' letter and that they understand that a letter from Paul has also been received at Laodicea, which Paul wishes them to see.
Archippus is not a Colossian, and the implication of 4:15-17 is that he was a Laodicean.
www.earlychristianwritings.com /goodspeed/ch09.html   (3592 words)

  
 Philemon
This short letter is also addressed to Apphia, Archippus, and to the Church that met in Philemon's house.
Archippus may have been the Pastor of the Church at Colosse.
That Archippus was a fellow minister seems to be validated in Colossians 4:17.
www.ais-gwd.com /~cdevans/Philemon.html   (2077 words)

  
 Today's Word: Philemon 1:2b   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Archippus was Philemon’s son or possibly the pastor of the congregation or both.
  Archippus was a trooper in the cause of Christ.
Archippus is mentioned twice in the Bible: 1) here, and 2) Colossians 4:17 where Paul challenges Archippus to be true to his ministry.
word.crusade.org /word/word2399.html   (401 words)

  
 Colossians 4: 10
It is about Archippus; but more than about him; I want consider what was said to him; but also how this relates to you.
Just from, the way that Archippus is addressed here, we guess that he was a young man and had not been in this position for very long.
Even though I started out in "deaning" and teaching I am very thankful for the 30 years I have been the minister of this church and have become quite comfortable with the idea that this has been the primary thing my life is all about.
www.negia.net /~dorme/sermons/082204.html   (1794 words)

  
 Faithwebbin :: SEEK :: Devotions
If Archippus had a special gifting from God, there were probably those around him who did not understand that gifting or were jealous of his ministry.
By writing this message in a letter to the whole church, Paul may have wanted to bolster Archippus' confidence by publicly affirming his belief that Archippus was capable of living up to his calling.
Maybe Archippus was already doing very well in his ministry and Paul just wanted to encourage him to press on to greater heights.
www.faithwebbin.net /seek/devotions/content/archippus.html   (515 words)

  
 Kerux...The Online Journal of Biblical Theology
Here Paul praises Apphia as "our sister" and Archippus as "our fellow soldier." Although unordained, Apphia is elevated to the status of her husband Philemon.
Archippus appears as the pastor of the church in the house and as such he is a "fellow soldier" with Paul in the ministry of the word.
Apparently, the church was meeting at the home of Philemon and Apphia, and Archippus served as their pastor.
www.kerux.com /documents/Keruxv12n1a3.asp   (3122 words)

  
 THE LETTER TO PHILEMON
In Col 4:17 one encounters an Archippus who was a member of the church in Colossae.
According to Philemon 2, it is in the house of a man named Archippus in which the church meets.
Assuming that the Archippus in Col 4:17 is the same as the Archippus in Philemon 2, what could one infer about the geographical location of the intended readers of the letter and the identification of the church mentioned in Philemon 2?
www.abu.nb.ca /courses/NTIntro/Philemon.htm   (659 words)

  
 The Four Eleven Foundation: Philemon - A Practical Letter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
It is fairly assumed that Archippus is Philemon's son.
Archippus is urged to fulfill the ministry received from the Lord (Colossians 4:17).
Archippus may have been the overseer of the whole church at Colosse, having been given that responsibility upon Epaphras leaving for Rome.
www.4-11.org /books/philemon/phe02.html   (1518 words)

  
 Orthodox Icon of the Miracle of Chonae   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Later, Archippus settled there, as a young man. The pagans in the region did not like such power from a Christian holy place and the pilgrims it attracted.
They constructed a dike to alter the course of a river to flood the church and the spring.
Archippus lived peacably in asceticism there until the age of 70 and reposed in the Lord.
www.comeandseeicons.com /pds09.htm   (321 words)

  
 SermonCentral.com - Sermon by Joseph Smith
Archippus had received the Lord not long after Philemon and Apphia, and he made his parents so very proud, because he had gone out into the city and had won others to Christ.
Archippus was to get a few together over in the corner to practice their singing; today they would sing one of the psalms of old Israel.
He got Archippus going with the singers, and started the really back-breaking work of moving chairs and couches and tables into place.
www.sermoncentral.com /sermon.asp?SermonID=69974&ContributorID=1335   (2302 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Philemon
In the address of the letter two other Christian converts, Appia and Archippus (Colossians 4:17) are mentioned; it is generally believed that Appia was Philemon's wife and Archippus their son.
Archippus, according to Col., iv, 17, was a minister in the Lord, and held a sacred office in the Church of Colossae or in the neighbouring Church of Laodicaea.
External testimony to the Pauline authorship is considerable and evident, although the brevity and private character of the Epistle did not favour its use and public recognition.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/11797b.htm   (1744 words)

  
 Vermont Revolutionary War Soldier, Wheelock Surname
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Archippus Wheelock, also buried in Coventry, VT, had a son named Amasa who served in the War of 1812, and who died in the neighboring town of Newport (see "History of Sanbornton, NH", by Rev. M.
Archippus married (1) Molly Sanborn, and (2) Julia Goodwin.
www.wheelockgenealogy.com /wheelockweb/pages/vtrevwar.htm   (1025 words)

  
 Col. 4:17 "And Say To Archippus..."
Paul closes the Colossian letter by instructing them, “And say to Archippus, "Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it.
Secondly, Paul calls on the Colossians to encourage Archippus, though he is at Laodicea, to make sure Onesimus is cared for.
Notice all that the Colossians are told to do with the Laodiceans: 1.) Go to the Laodiceans - presumably with Paul's messenger and the returning slave in hand, or at least just after their coming.
www.dickinsonchurchofchrist.org /col4say.htm   (1436 words)

  
 C:\Program Files\SoftQuad\HoTMetaL PRO 6\gifs\5g06.095.htm   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Onesimus ran between the threshing floor, the winepress, the olive yards and Archippus.
For one thing, he had learned to walk with a crutch and was becoming quite independent, and, for another, his mother and little Pascasia competed with each other to wait on him hand and foot.
Epaphras' gaze rested thoughtfully on Archippus who was sitting a little way apart struggling with his longing to go too.
www.worldinvisible.com /library/test/5g06.0958c.htm   (559 words)

  
 Massachusetts Soldiers in the Revolutionary War
Archippus served in Col. Tupper's 10th Regiment until the 16th of December, 1782; according to New Hampshire Pension records.
In the records of Worcester County, Archippus is often referred to as Archibald.
The deed lists all the children of Joseph and Alice, substituting Archibald for Archippus; providing further evidence that Archibald and Archippus are the same.
www.wheelockgenealogy.com /wheelockweb/pages/marevwar.htm   (10106 words)

  
 Blue Letter Bible - Commentaries
Philemon, the master of Onesimus, was the principal, to whom the letter is inscribed, the head of the family, in whom were the authority and power of taking in or shutting out, and whose property Onesimus was: with him therefore chiefly lay the business.
She is set before Archippus, as more concerned and having more interest.
The less principal are, Archippus, and the church in Philemon’s house.
www.blueletterbible.org /Comm/mhc/Phm/Phm001.html   (5861 words)

  
 Today's Word: Colossians 4;17   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Archippus may be the son of Philemon (
Paul also challenged both Archippus and the Colossians to complete their ministry.
This may be an indication of the later declension of the church (
word.crusade.org /word/word368.html   (411 words)

  
 Youth: Devotionals Archive 2
I wonder if his heart sank as the minister got near the end of the letter, and said, "Archippus, carry out the work the Lord gave you." His Jonah approach to the Lord's call was about to end.
If Archippus was a student of the Word, I wonder if these familiar Scriptures reminded him of the faithfulness of God."...Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
Let the story of Archippus serve to encourage you "to carry out the work the Lord gave you." Remember, "For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do" (Ephesians 2:10).
www.chisholmtrailchurchofchrist.com /index.cfm/method/content.D8FC85F9-6E5D-4331-9A7C28E89374945E   (10860 words)

  
 Philemon vs 2
Here Paul says 'hello' and conveys his respects to Apphia, Philemon's wife, and Archippus, who is Philemon's son.
Churches in the first century AD met in private homes, not in distinct buildings.
Paul calls Archippus SUSTRATIOTES, an associate in labors and conflicts for the cause of Christ: Phil.
www.realtime.net /~wdoud/philemon/phlm04.html   (1208 words)

  
 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 273 (v. 1)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The wit of the piece appears to have consisted chiefly in play­ing upon words, which Archippus was noted for carrying to great excess.
481, Bekker.) The other plays of Archippus, mentioned by the grammarians, are 3AfAiTpvcw9 tHpa}f\-rjs yafjiandv^ "Ovov ovaa, IIAovToy, and fPtVwj>.
Four of the lost plays which are assigned to Aris­tophanes, were by some ascribed to Archippus, namely, notTjtns, Naucryos, Nyjcrot, Nio§is or Nfo§os.
ancientlibrary.com /smith-bio/0282.html   (841 words)

  
 Colossians 4:17 - "And say to Archippus..."
Paul closes the Colossian letter by instructing them, "And say to Archippus, "Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it." (Col. 4:17) What would this do to help?
Consider the greeting of the Philippian letter, "Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon our beloved brother and fellow worker, And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in thy house" (Phile.
1,2) Archippus was almost certainly part of Philemon's house.
www.bible.ca /ef/expository-colossians-4-17.htm   (1463 words)

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