Philip

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Philip \Phil"ip\, n. [So called from their notes.] (Zool.)
     (a) The European hedge sparrow.
     (b) The house sparrow. Called also {phip}. [Prov. Eng.]
         [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  Philip
       n : Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921) [syn: {Prince
           Philip}, {Duke of Edinburgh}]

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Philip
     lover of horses. (1.) One of the twelve apostles; a native of
     Bethsaida, "the city of Andrew and Peter" (John 1:44). He
     readily responded to the call of Jesus when first addressed to
     him (43), and forthwith brought Nathanael also to Jesus (45,46).
     He seems to have held a prominent place among the apostles
     (Matt. 10:3; Mark 3:18; John 6:5-7; 12:21, 22; 14:8, 9; Acts
     1:13). Of his later life nothing is certainly known. He is said
     to have preached in Phrygia, and to have met his death at
     Hierapolis.
     
       (2.) One of the "seven" (Acts 6:5), called also "the
     evangelist" (21:8, 9). He was one of those who were "scattered
     abroad" by the persecution that arose on the death of Stephen.
     He went first to Samaria, where he laboured as an evangelist
     with much success (8:5-13). While he was there he received a
     divine command to proceed toward the south, along the road
     leading from Jerusalem to Gaza. These towns were connected by
     two roads. The one Philip was directed to take was that which
     led through Hebron, and thence through a district little
     inhabited, and hence called "desert." As he travelled along this
     road he was overtaken by a chariot in which sat a man of
     Ethiopia, the eunuch or chief officer of Queen Candace, who was
     at that moment reading, probably from the Septuagint version, a
     portion of the prophecies of Isaiah (53:6,7). Philip entered
     into conversation with him, and expounded these verses,
     preaching to him the glad tidings of the Saviour. The eunuch
     received the message and believed, and was forthwith baptized,
     and then "went on his way rejoicing." Philip was instantly
     caught away by the Spirit after the baptism, and the eunuch saw
     him no more. He was next found at Azotus, whence he went forth
     in his evangelistic work till he came to Caesarea. He is not
     mentioned again for about twenty years, when he is still found
     at Caesarea (Acts 21:8) when Paul and his companions were on the
     way to Jerusalem. He then finally disappears from the page of
     history.
     
       (3.) Mentioned only in connection with the imprisonment of
     John the Baptist (Matt. 14:3; Mark 6:17; Luke 3:19). He was the
     son of Herod the Great, and the first husband of Herodias, and
     the father of Salome. (See HEROD PHILIP I. ŻT0001763)
     
       (4.) The "tetrarch of Ituraea" (Luke 3:1); a son of Herod the
     Great, and brother of Herod Antipas. The city of
     Caesarea-Philippi was named partly after him (Matt. 16:13; Mark
     8:27). (See HEROD PHILIP II. ŻT0001764)
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Philip, warlike; a lover of horses
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Philip, SD (city, FIPS 49300)
    Location: 44.04054 N, 101.66384 W
    Population (1990): 1077 (450 housing units)
    Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 57567

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Philip, SD -- U.S. city in South Dakota
     Population (2000):    885
     Housing Units (2000): 424
     Land area (2000):     0.579285 sq. miles (1.500340 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.579285 sq. miles (1.500340 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            49300
     Located within:       South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
     Location:             44.039949 N, 101.666208 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     57567
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Philip, SD
      Philip