Strong G5376G5376JΦίλιππος

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

One of the seven deacons, evangelized in Samaria

Philip, one of the seven deacons chosen by the early church in Jerusalem, who preached the gospel in Samaria and baptized an Ethiopian eunuch.

In the Bible

Strong G5376J appears in 15 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • philip15

First verses

  1. Acts 6:5
    And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
  2. Acts 8:5
    Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.
  3. Acts 8:6
    And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
  4. Acts 8:12
    But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
  5. Acts 8:13
    Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.
  6. Acts 8:26
    And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.
  7. Acts 8:29
    Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.
  8. Acts 8:30
    And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
  9. Acts 8:31
    And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.
  10. Acts 8:34
    And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?
  11. Acts 8:35
    Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
  12. Acts 8:38
    And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.
  13. Acts 8:39
    And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.
  14. Acts 8:40
    But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Cesarea.
  15. Acts 21:8
    And the next day we that were of Paul’s company departed, and came unto Cesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him.
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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.”)]