Romans 16:10

Romans 16:10. Apelles. Not to be confounded with ‘Apollos.' The name occurs in Horace (Sat. i. v. 100) as that of a Jew. He may have been a freedman, as some suppose, but the name was not uncommon. There are various conjectures as to the grouping of freedmen and slaves in these salutations.

The approved in Christ; one whose Christian steadfastness had been tested.

Of the household of Aristobulus; the Christians in that household (comp. Romans 16:11), probably slaves. There is no evidence that the person named was a believer; the phrase used has been thought by some to indicate that he was dead.