A name from Scripture
Apollos
uh-POL-ohs
Meaning
Given by Apollo; Destroyer
Greek origin · Boy · First in Acts
What it points to
Apollos shows that even gifted preachers need further instruction and that true greatness is measured not by followers but by faithfulness. His story reminds us that planting and watering are equal, because only God gives the growth.
Verses · King James Version
“And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.”
Acts 18:24
“I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.”
1 Corinthians 3:6