Philip Is in the Bible — Twice, and Both Said “Come and See”

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  • Philip is in the Bible. The name is Greek — philos (“friend, lover”) and hippos (“horse”) — a friend of horses, and a Macedonian royal name before it was a Christian one.
  • Two men in the New Testament carry it: Philip the apostle, and Philip the evangelist, one of the seven appointed in Acts 6 alongside Stephen and Nicolas.
  • When Nathanael scoffed — “Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” — Philip did not argue. He said “Come and see” (John 1:46).
  • The other Philip ran up to an Ethiopian official’s chariot and asked a question rather than making a speech: “Do you understand what you are reading?” (Acts 8:30).
  • Both men notice somebody, go to them, ask rather than assert, and then leave the person with Jesus rather than with themselves.

Philip is in the Bible — 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 — Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great, carried it — and…

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Sources: Behind the Name entry for Philip (Greek Philippos, philos + hippos, “friend of horses”; two New Testament bearers); Scripture quotations from the NIV via BibleGateway (John 1:43-46; Acts 6:5; Acts 8:26-39; John 6:5-7).

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