King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G5375
Transliteration: Philippoi
Phonetic Spelling: (fil'-ip-poy)
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: Philippi, a city of Macedonia
Meaning: Philippi -- a city of Macedonia
Φίλιπποι, Φιλίππων, οἱ (on the plural cf. Winers Grammar, § 27, 3), Philippi, a city of Macedonia Prima (see B. D., under the word Macedonia), situated on (near) the northern coast of the Aegean Sea, between the rivers Strymon and Nestus, and the cities Neapolis and Ampbipolis. It took its name from Philip I. of Macedon, who built it up from a village called Κρηνιδες, and adorned and fortified it: Acts 16:12 (on this passage, see κολωνία);; Philippians 1:1; 1 Thessalonians 2:2. (See Lightfoot's Commentary on Philippians, Introduction, iii.)
Word Summary
Philippoi: Philippi, a city of Macedonia
Original Word: ΦίλιπποιTransliteration: Philippoi
Phonetic Spelling: (fil'-ip-poy)
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: Philippi, a city of Macedonia
Meaning: Philippi -- a city of Macedonia
Strong's Concordance
Philippi. Plural of Philippos; Philippi, a place in Macedonia -- Philippi.
see GREEK Philippos
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5375: ΦίλιπποιΦίλιπποι, Φιλίππων, οἱ (on the plural cf. Winers Grammar, § 27, 3), Philippi, a city of Macedonia Prima (see B. D., under the word Macedonia), situated on (near) the northern coast of the Aegean Sea, between the rivers Strymon and Nestus, and the cities Neapolis and Ampbipolis. It took its name from Philip I. of Macedon, who built it up from a village called Κρηνιδες, and adorned and fortified it: Acts 16:12 (on this passage, see κολωνία);