The name of a prominent early Christian teacher from Alexandria -- 'an eloquent man, competent in the Scriptures' (Acts 18:24). A major figure in the early church alongside Paul and Peter.
Apollos (G625) is described in Acts 18:24-28 as 'a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, an eloquent man, competent in the Scriptures... He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus.' He knew only John's baptism until Priscilla and Aquila took him aside and 'explained to him the way of God more accurately.' He then went to Corinth and powerfully refuted the Jews. At Corinth, some followed 'Apollos,' others 'Paul,' others 'Cephas,' causing the party divisions Paul addresses in 1 Corinthians. Paul famously wrote: 'I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth' (1 Corinthians 3:6).