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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord. This was a Roman name; the Vulgate Latin reads "Ampliatus", and so do the Alexandrian copy, and the Ethiopic version: some call him "Amphias", and "Amphiatus",…
Methodist theologian, 1762–1832
Adam Clarke
Amplias, my beloved in the Lord - One who is my particular friend, and also a genuine Christian.
Such remembrances as these are usual in letters between friends; and yet Paul, by the savouriness of his expressions, sanctifies these common compliments.
I. Here is the recommendation of a friend, by…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
Amplias A name probably contracted from Ampliâtus, which appears in some documents. The name is Latin.