Acepsimas was the bishop of Hnaita, residing at Paka in western Persia. He and several companions, including the priest Joseph of Bet-Katoba, who was then 70 years old, and the deacon Aitillaha of Bet-Nuhadra, who was then 66 years old, were arrested by Shapur II for refusing to worship according to the Zoroastrian faith. Acepsimas was taken in chains to Arbela (modern Erbil) before the governor.
Acepsimas was the bishop of Hnaita, residing at Paka in western Persia. He along with several companions, including the priest Joseph of Bet-Katoba, who was then 70 years old, and the deacon Aitillaha of Bet-Nuhadra, who was then 66 years old, were apprehended by Shapur II for refusing to conform to the Zoroastrian faith. Acepsimas was taken in shackles to Arbela (modern Erbil) before the governor.