Archippus
The name Archippus means “a master of horses.” Archippus is mentioned in 2 verses of the Bible, first in Colossians 4:17.
Who was Archippus?
Master of the horse, a “fellow-soldier” of Paul’s (Philemon 1:2), whom he exhorts to renewed activity (Col. 4:17). He was a member of Philemon’s family, probably his son.
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Archippus
- Colossians 4:17
And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.
- Philemon 1:2
And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house: