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Strong's G5376 Φίλιππος (philippos)

Philippos means “Philip” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H5376 — nesa (“carry away”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G5376
Language Greek
Linked Usages 49
Books 8

Strong's G5376 Quick Answer

Strong's G5376 Φίλιππος (Philippos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. Philippos (fil'-ip-pos) n/p. 1. fond of horses 2. Philippus, the name of four Israelites It has 49 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include philip, philip's, and name. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
Philippos (fil'-ip-pos) n/p. 1. fond of horses 2. Philippus, the name of four Israelites
Usage
49 linked usages
Books
8 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
philip, philip's, and name

Meaning and Definition

Philippos (fil'-ip-pos) n/p. 1. fond of horses 2. Philippus, the name of four Israelites [from G5384 and G2462] KJV: Philip Root(s): G5384, G2462

Original Word
Φίλιππος
Transliteration
Philippos
Derivation
Root: ἵππος R1: 5384 R2: 2462
Morphology
Name Person

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5376. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

Philip

Usage: φίλιππος, -ου, ὁ Philip; __1. the husband of Herodias: Mat.14:3, Mrk.6:17. __2. The tetrarch: Mat.16:13, Mrk.8:27, Luk.3:1. __3. The apostle: Mat.10:3, Mrk.3:18, Luk.6:14, Jhn.1:44-49 6:5, 7 12:21-22 14:8-9, Act.1:13. __4. The deacon and evangelist: Act.6:5 8:5-40 21:8.† (AS)

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How Strong's G5376 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Philippos, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Philip Matthew 10:3 31× Philip's Matthew 14:3 name Acts 8:12

How Strong's G5376 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes New Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is New Testament with 37 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G5376 (Φίλιππος) appears 12 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G5376 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G5376 in the New Testament

37 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 10:3 KJV

Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;

Matthew 14:3 KJV

For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.

Matthew 16:13 KJV

When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?

Strong's G5376 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

1 indexed usage in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 10:29 Septuagint / Brenton

and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab, all these were the sons of Joktan.

Strong's G5376 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

11 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Maccabees 1:1 Septuagint / Brenton

And it happened, after that Alexander son of Philip, the Macedonian, who came out of the land of Kittim, had smitten Darius king of the Persians and Medes, that he reigned in his stead, the first over Greece,

1 Maccabees 6:2 Septuagint / Brenton

and that there was in it a very rich temple, wherein were coverings of gold, and breastplates, and shields, which Alexander, son of Philip, the Macedonian king, who reigned first among the Grecians, had left there:

1 Maccabees 6:14 Septuagint / Brenton

Then called he for Philip, one of his friends, whom he made ruler over all his realm.

Usage Excerpts

First 49 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5376.

Genesis 10:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab, all these were the sons of Joktan.
Matthew 10:3 New Testament, KJV
Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;
Matthew 14:3 New Testament, KJV
For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.
Matthew 16:13 New Testament, KJV
When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?
Mark 3:18 New Testament, KJV
And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,
Mark 6:17 New Testament, KJV
For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for he had married her.
Mark 8:27 New Testament, KJV
And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am?
Luke 3:1 New Testament, KJV
Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
Luke 3:19 New Testament, KJV
But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,
Luke 6:14 New Testament, KJV
Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,
John 1:43 New Testament, KJV
The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.
John 1:44 New Testament, KJV
Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
John 1:45 New Testament, KJV
Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
John 1:46 New Testament, KJV
And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.
John 1:48 New Testament, KJV
Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.
John 6:5 New Testament, KJV
When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?
John 6:7 New Testament, KJV
Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.
John 12:21 New Testament, KJV
The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.
John 12:22 New Testament, KJV
Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.
John 14:8 New Testament, KJV
Philip saith unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us.
John 14:9 New Testament, KJV
Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father?
Acts 1:13 New Testament, KJV
And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.
Acts 6:5 New Testament, KJV
And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
Acts 8:5 New Testament, KJV
Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.
Acts 8:6 New Testament, KJV
And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
Acts 8:12 New Testament, KJV
But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
Acts 8:13 New Testament, KJV
Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.
Acts 8:26 New Testament, KJV
And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.
Acts 8:29 New Testament, KJV
Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.
Acts 8:30 New Testament, KJV
And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
Acts 8:31 New Testament, KJV
And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.
Acts 8:34 New Testament, KJV
And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?
Acts 8:35 New Testament, KJV
Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
Acts 8:37 New Testament, KJV
And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
Acts 8:38 New Testament, KJV
And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.
Acts 8:39 New Testament, KJV
And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.
Acts 8:40 New Testament, KJV
But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.
Acts 21:8 New Testament, KJV
And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him.
1 Maccabees 1:1 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And it happened, after that Alexander son of Philip, the Macedonian, who came out of the land of Kittim, had smitten Darius king of the Persians and Medes, that he reigned in his stead, the first over Greece,
1 Maccabees 6:2 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and that there was in it a very rich temple, wherein were coverings of gold, and breastplates, and shields, which Alexander, son of Philip, the Macedonian king, who reigned first among the Grecians, had left there:
1 Maccabees 6:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then called he for Philip, one of his friends, whom he made ruler over all his realm.
1 Maccabees 6:55 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
At that time Lysias heard say, that Philip, whom Antiochus the king, whiles he lived, had appointed to bring up his son Antiochus, that he might be king,
1 Maccabees 6:63 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Afterward departed he in all haste, and returned unto Antioch, where he found Philip to be master of the city: so he fought against him, and took the city by force.
1 Maccabees 8:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Beside this, how they had discomfited in battle Philip, and Perseus, king of the Kittim, with others that lifted up themselves against them, and had overcome them:
2 Maccabees 5:22 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And he left governors to vex the nation: at Jerusalem, Philip, for his country a Phrygian, and for manners more barbarous than he that set him there;
2 Maccabees 6:11 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And others, that had run together into caves near by, to keep the Sabbath day secretly, being discovered to Philip, were all burned together, because they made a conscience to help themselves for the honor of the most sacred day.
2 Maccabees 8:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So when Philip saw that this man increased by little and little, and that things prospered with him still more and more, he wrote unto Ptolemy, the governor of Coelesyria and Phoenicia, to yield more aid to the king’s affairs.
2 Maccabees 9:29 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And Philip, that was brought up with him, carried away his body, who also fearing the son of Antiochus went into Egypt to Ptolemy Philometor.
2 Maccabees 13:23 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
heard that Philip, who was left over the affairs in Antioch, was desperately bent, confounded, entreated the Jews, submitted himself, and swore to all equal conditions, agreed with them, and offered sacrifice, honored the temple, and dealt kindly with the place,

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5376, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 3 usages, New Testament
Mark 3 usages, New Testament
Luke 3 usages, New Testament
John 11 usages, New Testament
Acts 17 usages, New Testament
1 Maccabees 6 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 5 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G5376 FAQ

What does philippos (Φίλιππος) mean?

Philippos (Strong's G5376) is a Greek word most simply glossed "Philip". Philippos (fil'-ip-pos) n/p. 1. fond of horses 2. Philippus, the name of four Israelites

How many times is philippos (Φίλιππος) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 49 linked usages for Strong's G5376 across 8 books.

Where can I study philippos (Φίλιππος) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5376 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate philippos (Φίλιππος)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as philip, philip's, and name. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G5376 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 1 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 11 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G5376, with linked reader references where each row is available.