A city in Macedonia on the Via Egnatia, named after the Greek god Apollo. Paul and Silas passed through it on their second missionary journey from Amphipolis to Thessalonica.
Apollonia (G624) appears once in Acts 17:1: 'Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica.' It was a city in Macedonia (modern Greece/North Macedonia region), about 30 miles from Amphipolis and 37 miles from Thessalonica on the famous Via Egnatia military road. Paul and Silas apparently did not stop long enough to plant a church -- they were pressing toward Thessalonica where there was a significant Jewish synagogue. Theologically, the journey through Apollonia reflects the Spirit's strategic guidance: not every city receives an extended mission, and the apostles moved by divine direction toward strategic centers.