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am-pli-ā´tus (Ἀμπλιᾶτος, AmpliaÌ„Ìtos, Codex Sinaiticus, A,B,F, Ἀμπλιᾶτυς, AmpliaÌ„Ìtus; Ἀμπλιᾶς, Amplias, D,E,L,P, the Revised Version (British and American) form; the King James Version Amplias): The name of a member of the Christian community at Rome, to whom Paul sent greetings (). He is designated “my beloved in the Lord.†It is a common name and is found in inscriptions connected with the imperial household. The name is found twice in the cemetery of Domitilla. The earlier inscription is over a cell which belongs to the end of the 1st century or the beginning of the 2nd century. The bearer of this name was probably a member of her household and conspicuous in the early Christian church in Rome.