{"id":11620,"date":"2024-12-01T14:24:11","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T14:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=11620"},"modified":"2026-09-19T18:30:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T18:30:03","slug":"meaning-of-philip-in-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/meaning-of-philip-in-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"Philipp kommt in der Bibel vor \u2013 zweimal, und beide sagten \u201eKomm und sieh\u201c"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Philip is in the Bible \u2014 twice over, and both men are remembered for the same thing: bringing somebody to Jesus and then getting out of the way. The name is Greek, Philippos, from philos, friend or lover, and hippos, horse. Friend of horses. What does the name Philip mean? Lover of horses. It was a Macedonian royal name long before it was a Christian one \u2014 Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great, carried it \u2014 and\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Philip means &quot;friend of horses&quot; and is in the Bible twice. Both men brought somebody to Jesus and then got out of the way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104590,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-11620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":22037,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/where-number-200-appears-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":11620,"position":0},"title":"The Number 200 Has No Meaning in the Bible \u2014 Here Is Where It Appears","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Januar 30, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The number 200 carries no meaning in Scripture. 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