Philip
    n 1: Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921) [syn:
         Philip, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]

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]

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. �T0001763)
   
     (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. �T0001764)
   

Philip, warlike; a lover of horses

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:
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