Meaning of the name: perdition, destruction. Related names are:
Thessalonica. The translations of Apollonia in 77 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
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below, from
Apolonia in Spanish to
Apolonia in Swahili!
Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews: (ACT 17:1)