G5376GreekPhílippos
Φίλιππος
fond of horses; philippus, the name of four israelites
36
Total Occurrences
5
Books
0
Old Testament
36
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1an apostle of christ
- 2an evangelist and one of the seven deacons of the jerusalem church
- 3philip the tetrarch of trachonitis (see luke 3:1)
- 4caesarea philippi
Etymology & Derivation
from g5384 and g2462
Scholarly Notes
philip the tetrarch was brother to herod antipas, by the father's, but not by the mother's side. he was born of cleopatra, of jerusalem, and herod of malthace, a samaritan. he died in the twentieth year of tiberias, five years after his mention in luke 3:1. he built caesarea philippi. his step brother herod antipas unlawfully married his wife.