Strong G5376G5376HΦίλιππος

Philip

One of the 5 senses of Strong G5376

Transliteration
Philippos
Pronunciation
fil'-ip-pos
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From G5384 and G2462; fond of horses;
Philippus the name of four Israelites: - Philip.

Meaning of the name

Philip, "horse lover"

Detailed definition

φίλιππος, -ου, ὁ
Philip;

1. the husband of Herodias: Mat.14:3, Mrk.6:17.

2. The tetrarch: Mat.16:13, Mrk.8:27, Luk.3:1.

3. The apostle: Mat.10:3, Mrk.3:18, Luk.6:14, Jhn.1:44-49 6:5, 7 12:21-22 14:8-9, Act.1:13.

4. The deacon and evangelist: Act.6:5 8:5-40 21:8.†
(AS)

In the biblical story

Philip

Herod Antipas' brother, first husband of Herodias

Philip, the brother of Herod Antipas, whose wife Herodias was taken by Herod, leading to John the Baptist's condemnation of their marriage.

In the Bible

Strong G5376H appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • s2

First verses

  1. Matthew 14:3
    For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.
  2. Mark 6:17
    For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife: for he had married her.
See every occurrence

Occurrences by book

Related words

Detailed Greek dictionary
φῐλιππ-ος, ον,
fond of horses, horse-loving, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 9.32, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Frr.” 582,859 (Lyric poetry), 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 9, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Lysis” 212d, 1st c.BC(?): Ocellus Lucanus Philosophus 4.14, etc.)]; φ. ἄστυ Θήβας restored in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “Pae.” 1.7, etc.)]:— superlative φιλιππότατος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 1.9.5.)]
II as masculine proper name, [Refs (“Philip.”)]