Archippus
{{short description|Person mentioned in the New Testament}}
{{about|the 1st century Christian believer|the Athenian comic poet|Archippus (poet)|the 2nd century BCE Greek general|Archippus of Achaea}}
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Archippus ({{IPAc-en|ɑr|ˈ|k|ɪ|p|ə|s}}; Ancient Greek: Ἄρχιππος, "master of the horse") was an early Christian believer mentioned briefly in the New Testament epistles of Philemon and Colossians.
Role in the New Testament
In Paul's letter to Philemon ({{Bibleref|Philemon|1:2|NAB}}), Archippus is named once alongside Philemon and Apphia as a host of the church, and a "fellow soldier." In {{Bibleref|Colossians|4:17|AKJV}} (ascribed to Paul), the church is instructed to tell Archippus to "Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it."
Role in tradition
According to the 4th century Apostolic Constitutions (7.46), Archippus was the first bishop of Laodicea in Phrygia (now part of Turkey). Another tradition states that he was one of the 72 disciples appointed by Jesus Christ in {{Bibleref|Luke|10:1|NAB}}. The Roman Catholic Church observes a feast day for Saint Archippus on March 20. According to tradition, he was stoned to death.
Veneration
= Eastern Orthodoxy =
The Eastern Orthodox Church commemorates Archippus on several days.
- January 4: Synaxis of the Seventy Apostles.{{Cite web |title=Synaxis of the Seventy Apostles |url=https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2021/01/04/100017-synaxis-of-the-seventy-apostles |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523225903/https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2021/01/04/100017-synaxis-of-the-seventy-apostles |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |website=OCA}}
- February 19: The apostles Archippus and Philemon, and the martyr Apphia.{{Cite web |title=Apostles of the Seventy Archippus and Philemon, and Martyr Apphia |url=https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/02/19/100557-apostles-of-the-seventy-archippus-and-philemon-and-martyr-apphia |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809125711/https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/02/19/100557-apostles-of-the-seventy-archippus-and-philemon-and-martyr-apphia |archive-date=August 9, 2024 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |website=OCA}}
- November 22: The apostles Philemon and Archippus, the martyr Apphia, and Onesimus.{{Cite web |title=Apostles of the Seventy Philemon and Archippus, Martyr Apphia, wife of Philemon and Equal-to-the-Apostles, and Onesimus, disciple of Saint Paul |url=https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/11/22/103359-apostles-of-the-seventy-philemon-and-archippus-martyr-apphia-wif |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241205204201/https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/11/22/103359-apostles-of-the-seventy-philemon-and-archippus-martyr-apphia-wif |archive-date=December 5, 2024 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |website=OCA}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=1523 St. Archippus] catholic.org
- http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/92998
- https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2018/02/holy-apostle-archippus-of-seventy.html
{{New Testament people}}
{{Epistle to Philemon}}
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