APELLES ə pĕl’ ĭz (̓Απελλῆς, G593). A Christian in Rome to whom Paul sent greetings, referring to him as one who was “approved in Christ” (Rom 16:10). The reason for the approval is not given, but it is clear that Apelles had been tested and found faithful. The name was a common one among Jews at Rome. The Rom. poet Horace mentioned an Apelles (Satires I. 5. 100).