Appii Forum: I.e., "the Market of Appius" (Acts 28:15, R.V.), a town on the road, the "Appian Way," from Rome to Brundusium. It was 43 miles from Rome. Here Paul was met by some Roman Christians on his way to the capital. It was natural that they should halt here and wait for him, because from this place there were two ways by which travellers might journey to Rome. APPII FORUM

ap'-i-i fo'-rum, transliteration of Lat; APPIUS ap'-i-us, MARKET OF (Revised Version) (Appiou phoron): Appi Forum Cicero ad Att. 20.1; Suetonius Tib. 2: Appii Forum; Vulgate Revised Verson: Forum Appi; Horace Satires i0.5; Pliny, Nat. Hist., iii0.64; xiv0.61; CIL, X, 6824, or Market of Appius, was a town situated at the forty-third milestone on the Appian Road (39 1/2 English miles from Rome, a single day's journey for energetic travelers) according to the imperial itineraries (Ant., 108; Hierosol. 611; Geog. Rav. 4.34). Its existence probably dates from the time of Appius Claudius Caecus (Suet. Tib. 2; compare Mommsen, Rom. Forsch., I, 308), who laid out the famous highway from Rome to Capua in 312 B.C. In the 1st century it had the rank of a municipality (Pliny, iii.64). Its importance as a highway station is due chiefly to the canal which ran by the side of the road from there to within a short distance of Tarracina (at the sixty-second milestone), affording an alternative means of conveyance (Strabo v0.3.6). It was customary to cover this section of the journey, passing through the Pontine Marshes, by night in canal boats drawn by mules. Horace (Sat. i.5) offers a lively picture of the discomforts of the trip, mentioning the importunate inn-keepers and intolerable drinking water at Appii Forum, the gnats and frogs which were enemies to repose, and the exasperating procrastination of the muleteer.

The Christian brethren in Rome went out along the Appian Road to welcome the apostle Paul upon hearing of his arrival at Puteoli. One party awaited him at Three Taverns while another proceeded as far as Appii Forum Acts 28:15).

George H. Allen

675. Appiou Phoron -- Market of Appius, the name of a city south ...
... Appii. Of Latin origin; (in the genitive, ie Possessive case) of Appius, the name
of a Roman -- Appii. (appiou) -- 1 Occurrence. 674, 675. ...
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Acts XXVIII
... (15) "And the brethren, having heard from that place concerning us, came
out to meet us as far as Appii Forum and Three Taverns. ...
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Acts xxviii. 1
... And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii
forum, and the Three Taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took ...
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After the Wreck
... And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii
Forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took ...
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Eleventh Day. Sympathy.
... He reaches Appii Forum and the Three Taverns, dejected and depressed. Brethren come
from Rome, a distance of sixty miles, to offer their sympathy. ...
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In Rome
... His hopes of winning many souls to the truth in Rome, seemed destined to disappointment.
At last the travelers reach Appii Forum, forty miles from Rome. ...
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Acts of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul.
... And departing thence, he came to Appii Forum, which is called Vicusarape; and having
slept there that night, he saw one sitting on a golden chair, and a ...
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The Joy of Unbroken Communion
... to climb when he was being led as a captive to Rome, not knowing the things that
awaited him there; but when the brethren met him at the Appii Forum he thanked ...
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Christianity in Rome.
... [500] Some thirty or forty miles from the city, at Appii Forum and Tres Tabernae
(The Three Taverns), he was met by Roman brethren anxious to see the writer of ...
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Paul in Malta and Rome.
... In the way he was met by some Christians from that city, who, having heard of his
approach, went to meet him as far as Appii Forum, and the Three Taverns, two ...
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Rom. xv. 25-27
... He found joy in the saints at Rome who came out from the city as far as Appii Forum
and the Three Taverns to welcome him (Acts 28:15); he was permitted for two ...
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Appii (1 Occurrence)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Appii Forum: Ie, "the Market of Appius" (Acts 28:15, RV),
a town on the road, the "Appian Way," from Rome to Brundusium. ...APPII FORUM. ...
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Appii-forum (1 Occurrence)
Appii-forum. Appii, Appii-forum. Appius . Multi-Version Concordance
Appii-forum (1 Occurrence). Acts 28:15 And from ...
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Forum (1 Occurrence)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. APPII FORUM. ... 20.1; Suetonius Tib. 2: Appii Forum;
Vulgate Revised Verson: Forum Appi; Horace Satires i0.5; Pliny, Nat. ...
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Taverns (1 Occurrence)
... Tripontium, 6 miles down the Appian Road in the direction of Appii Forum, was reckoned
as the point where the highway entered the region of the Pontiac marshes ...
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Three (5005 Occurrences)
... Tripontium, 6 miles down the Appian Road in the direction of Appii Forum, was reckoned
as the point where the highway entered the region of the Pontiac marshes ...
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Tabernae (1 Occurrence)
... Acts 28:15 And thence the brethren, having heard about us, came to meet us as far
as Appii Forum and Tres Tabernae, whom when Paul saw, he thanked God and took ...
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Tres (1 Occurrence)
... Acts 28:15 And thence the brethren, having heard about us, came to meet us as far
as Appii Forum and Tres Tabernae, whom when Paul saw, he thanked God and took ...
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Mart (2 Occurrences)
... 6:56; Mark 7:4; Mark 12:38 Luke 7:32; Luke 11:43; Luke 20:46 Acts 16:19; Acts
17:17; "Market of Appius" in Acts 28:15 means, probably, "street" (see APPII FORUM ...
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Marketplace (8 Occurrences)
... 6:56; Mark 7:4; Mark 12:38 Luke 7:32; Luke 11:43; Luke 20:46 Acts 16:19; Acts
17:17; "Market of Appius" in Acts 28:15 means, probably, "street" (see APPII FORUM ...
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Market (24 Occurrences)
... 6:56; Mark 7:4; Mark 12:38 Luke 7:32; Luke 11:43; Luke 20:46 Acts 16:19; Acts
17:17; "Market of Appius" in Acts 28:15 means, probably, "street" (see APPII FORUM ...
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