- Original: Ἀπφία - Transliteration: Apphia - Phonetic: ap-fee'-a - Definition: Apphia = fruitful 1. a Christian member of Philemon's household - Origin: probably of foreign origin - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: Probably of foreign origin; Apphia a woman of Colossae: - Apphia. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • Apphia, 1 Philemon 1:2