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How to Pronounce Aquila

uh-KWIHL-uh

Aquila is pronounced uh-KWIHL-uh (ˈækwɛlə): three syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: Ah-KWILL-ah, AK-weh-luh.

What does Aquila mean?

Aquila means “an eagle”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Who was Aquila?

Aquila was a Jewish believer born in Pontus, a tentmaker like Paul, who with his wife Priscilla had left Rome after Claudius expelled the Jews (Acts 18:2). The couple worked and traveled with Paul and later instructed Apollos more accurately in the way of God (Acts 18:26).

Also pronounced

Ah-KWILL-ah
AK-weh-luh

Found in Scripture

Acts 18:2Acts 18:18Acts 18:26Romans 16:31 Corinthians 16:192 Timothy 4:19

Other names from Acts

Antioch · AN-tih-ahkAntipatris · an-TIP-uh-trisApollonia · AP-uh-LOH-nee-uhApollos · uh-PAH-luhsAppii · AP-ee-eyeAreopagite · AIR-ee-AHP-uh-giteAreopagus · ehr-ee-AH-puh-guhsAristarchus · ehr-ihs-TAHR-kuhsAsia · AY-zhuhAssos · AZ-ahs

In other languages

Áquila in Portuguese

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