Philippi

5 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Philippi
       n 1: a city in ancient Macedonia that was important in early
            Christianity
       2: Octavian and Mark Antony defeated Brutus and Cassius in 42
          BC [syn: {battle of Philippi}]



From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Philippi
     (1.) Formerly Crenides, "the fountain," the capital of the
     province of Macedonia. It stood near the head of the Sea, about
     8 miles north-west of Kavalla. It is now a ruined village,
     called Philibedjik. Philip of Macedonia fortified the old
     Thracian town of Crenides, and called it after his own name
     Philippi (B.C. 359-336). In the time of the Emperor Augustus
     this city became a Roman colony, i.e., a military settlement of
     Roman soldiers, there planted for the purpose of controlling the
     district recently conquered. It was a "miniature Rome," under
     the municipal law of Rome, and governed by military officers,
     called duumviri, who were appointed directly from Rome. Having
     been providentially guided thither, here Paul and his companion
     Silas preached the gospel and formed the first church in Europe.
     (See {LYDIA}.) This success stirred up the enmity of the
     people, and they were "shamefully entreated" (Acts 16:9-40; 1
     Thess. 2:2). Paul and Silas at length left this city and
     proceeded to Amphipolis (q.v.).
     
       (2.) When Philip the tetrarch, the son of Herod, succeeded to
     the government of the northern portion of his kingdom, he
     enlarged the city of Paneas, and called it Caesarea, in honour
     of the emperor. But in order to distinguish it from the Caesarea
     on the sea coast, he added to it subsequently his own name, and
     called it Caesarea-Philippi (q.v.).
     

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

  Philippi, same as Philip, in the plural
  

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

  Philippi, WV (city, FIPS 63292)
    Location: 39.15215 N, 80.04425 W
    Population (1990): 3132 (1342 housing units)
    Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)

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

  Philippi, WV -- U.S. city in West Virginia
     Population (2000):    2870
     Housing Units (2000): 1260
     Land area (2000):     2.839888 sq. miles (7.355276 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.095972 sq. miles (0.248567 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    2.935860 sq. miles (7.603843 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            63292
     Located within:       West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54
     Location:             39.151569 N, 80.043472 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
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