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Philippian

Philippian

9.9
A person who lived in the ancient city of Philippi
  • noun
  • /fɪˈlɪpiən/
  • Archaic
translation icon : filipense
  • Many Philippian converts gathered to hear teachings about faith and hope in the early church.

Examples

  • The Philippian community celebrated the anniversary of their founding with a large festival.

  • He goes there himself in memory and joins the meeting of his dear Philippian friends in heart and mind.

    Blog text (25)

  • Last week, we pondered Paul's words from the latter to the Philippian church:

    Blog text (5)

  • "The Philippian hymn only speaks of a kenosis of Jesus Christ...

    Academic text (1999)

  • In his letter, Paul addressed the struggles and joys of the Philippian believers.

Synonyms

Greek
vsPhilippian
148 1.0

A person from Greece

is from a specific city in that broader country rather than the whole nation
Macedonian
vsPhilippian
6.7

A person from ancient Macedon in northern Greece

is from a city within that region rather than the kingdom as a whole

Surface Forms

Philippian singular
Philippians plural

Morphology

Philippian = Philippi (transparent) = Philippi + ian

Formed by adding the productive demonym/adjectival suffix '-ian' to the place-name 'Philippi', so the structural relation is clear.

Etymology

Philippian comes from the ancient city Philippi, which was named for Philip; his name in Greek means 'lover of horses' and includes the part -hippos meaning 'horse'. So a Philippian is simply someone from 'Philip's city', which is why the word means a resident of Philippi.