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Philippian

Philippian

5 9.9
A member of the early Christian church in Philippi
  • proper noun
  • /fɪˈlɪpiən/
  • Archaic
translation icon : filipense
  • And in the book of Philippians, he reveals the secret of happiness and contentment.
  • Philippians hymn
  • Paul in Philippians
  • Christ hymn of Philippians

Examples

  • I can hardly believe that we are at the end of Philippians.

    Blog text (30)

  • I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. -- Philippians 4:13

    Blog text (23)

  • What It May Have Been Like to Hear the Letter to the Philippians for the First Time

    Blog text (25)

  • now we're reading from the letter of st. paul to the philippians.

    Brooklyn Rules (2007)

  • Paul makes the same point about Christ in his letter to the Philippians:

    Blog text (17)

  • It's from the second chapter of Philippians, verse 12.

    The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)

  • Perhaps we do well to conclude the words of St. Paul to the Philippians:

    Blog text (9)

  • Philippians 4:8 tells us to think on things that are lovely.

    Black Phone 2 (2025)

  • There is a famous passage in St. Paul's letter to the Philippians which tells us how to do all that.

    Blog text (29)

  • The letter from Paul to the Philippians is filled with encouragement and guidance for the early Christians.

Synonyms

Greek
vsPhilippian
148 1.0

A person from Greece

refers to someone from one city rather than the whole country

Surface Forms

Philippian main

Morphology

Philippian = Philippi (transparent) = Philippi + ian

Same formation as sense 1: place-name + '-ian' yields the demonym/adjectival sense.

Etymology

Philippian originally meant a person from the town Philippi, a place named for Philip whose name means 'lover of horses' and has the -hippos part meaning 'horse'. That's why a Philippian can mean either a native of Philippi or a member of the early Christian community there.