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Apelles (, a Greek name possibly contracted from Apollodorus, and apparently common among Jews of the Dispersion [cf. Hor. Sat. i. 5. 100: credat Iudaeus Apella, and Gows suggestion, ad loc., that, as modern Jews take a Gentile name which closely resembles their Hebrew name, so in ancient times a Jew called Abel might choose … Continue reading “Apelles”

APELLEANS So called from Apelles, in the second century. They affirmed that Christ, when he came down from heaven, received a body not from the substance of his mother, but from the four elements, which at his death he rendered back to the world, and so ascended into heaven without a body. Fuente: Theological Dictionary … Continue reading “Apelleans”

Apeliotes in Greek mythology, is the east wind. He is represented, as seen in the Tower of Winds at Athens, flying in a horizontal direction, with a light mantle, in which he carries flowers and fruits, with flowing hair, and looking out upon the world with a friendly open face. The east wind brought light, … Continue reading “Apeliotes”

Apel, Johann a German theologian, was born at Nuremberg in 1486. After having studied theology at the university of Wittenberg, he became canon at Wurzburg, where he married a nun in 1523, in consequence of which he was expelled. He was one of the most zealous adherents of Luther, and eagerly labored for the spreading … Continue reading “Apel, Johann”

Apeiron (Gr. apeiron) The boundless; the indeterminate; the infinite. In the philosophy of Anaximander the apeiron is the primal indeterminate matter out of which all things come to be. The apeiron appears frequently elsewhere in early Greek philosophy, notably in the dualism of the Pythagoreans, where it is opposed to the principle of the Limit … Continue reading “Apeiron”

ape-men Apes resembling man and therefore considered by evolutionists as beings midway between ape and man, the link between man and ape. They claim to have found within the last few decades several specimens of real ape-men. There are apes resembling man in anatomical structure and physiological functions; they are known in zoology as anthropoids … Continue reading “ape-men”

APE An animal rudely resembling the human race. The tribe may be familiarly distinguished as monkeys, apes, and baboons. Solomon imported them from Ophir, 1Ki 10:22 2Ch 9:21 . They were at one time worshipped in Egypt; and still are adored in some parts of India, where one traveller describes a magnificent temple dedicated to … Continue reading “Ape”

Apchon, Claude Marc Antoine D a French prelate, was born at Montbrison about 1723. In his youth he followed the profession of arms, which he gave up in order to embrace an ecclesiastical calling. Appointed bishop of Dijon, then archbishop of Auch, he devoted his life entirely to acts of beneficence and the practice of … Continue reading “Apchon, Claude Marc Antoine D”

Apaturia in ancient Grecian usage, is a name for an Athenian-Ionian festival of the people. The origin of the name is unknown. The most probable explanation is that the name is somewhat related to the phratrias, which were subdivisions of the Athenian nationality, and denotes a reunion festival of these phratrias. That there was no … Continue reading “Apaturia”

APATHY Among the ancient philosophers, implied an utter privation of passion, and an insensibility of pain. The word is compounded of priv. and affection. The Stoics affected an entire apathy; they considered it as the highest wisdom to enjoy a perfect calmness or tranquility of mind, incapable of being ruffled by either pleasure or pain. … Continue reading “Apathy”