Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
A city of Macedonia between Amphipolis and Thessalonica, from which it was distant about 36 miles. Paul and Silas passed through it on their way to Thessalonica (Acts 17:1).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(belonging to Apollo), a city of Macedonia, through which Paul and Silas passed in their way from Philippi and Amphipolis to Thessalonica. (Acts 17:1) According to the Antonine Itinerary it was distant 30 Roman miles from Amphipolis and 37 Roman miles from Thessalonica.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
APOLLO'NIA (belonging to Apollo), the name of several places in Europe and Asia, of which Apollonia in Illyria was the most celebrated. But the Apollonia through which Paul passed, Acts 17:1, was a city of Macedonia, about 36 miles east of Thessalonica, and 30 miles south-west of Amphipolis. Lewin locates it at the modern Polina.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
perdition, destruction