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Φίλιππος
Philippos
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N:N-M-P Greek

Philip

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Philippos is the personal name Philip, used for figures in disciple, preaching, and ruling contexts in the Bible.

The term functions as a personal name, most often identifying Philip in Gospel disciple scenes and in the Acts account of preaching and baptism; it also identifies Philip called an evangelist and appears in references to a ruler and to Caesarea of Philip.

Senses in use

  1. Philip in disciple and Gospel scenes · dominant

    In John 1:45, the nominative form identifies the person who finds Nathanael and speaks about Jesus; in John 6:7, the same form identifies the speaker answering Jesus about bread. The name also occurs in lists alongside other named disciples in Luke 6:14 and Mark 3:18.

  2. Philip in Acts preaching and baptism scenes · common

    In Acts 8:5, the nominative form identifies the person who goes to Samaria and proclaims the Christ, while Acts 8:35 names the speaker who begins from Scripture and proclaims Jesus to the eunuch. Acts 21:8 presents Philip as an evangelist and one of the seven; the genitive form there marks the house as his.

  3. Philip in ruler and place references · occasional

    The genitive form marks Philip as Herod's brother in Matthew 14:3 and Mark 6:17. In Matthew 16:13 and Mark 8:27, it occurs in the place expression rendered by the APB as “Caesarea of Philip.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB generally presents the name as “Philip,” including direct address in John 14:9. It also renders genitive constructions as “of Philip,” “brother Philip,” or “Caesarea of Philip”; these are clause-level renderings.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture