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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.

Philippian

Someone from Philippi. Paul uses the word once, in Philippians 4:15, to remember that the Philippians alone helped him with money in the early days.

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First, in plain English

Someone from Philippi. Paul uses the word once, in Philippians 4:15, to remember that the Philippians alone helped him with money in the early days.

Who this is

Not a person but a term for an inhabitant of Philippi, the Roman colony in Macedonia where Paul planted a church. Paul uses it in Philippians 4:15 to recall that the Philippians alone supported him financially in the early days of his ministry after he left Macedonia. It describes the congregation collectively rather than any individual.

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The word

G5374

Where it appears
  • Philippians 4:15

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