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Agrippa
1. Herod Agrippa I, grandson of Herod the Great; the name ‘Agrippa’ was assumed on account of a friendship with Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, son-in-law of the emperor Augustus. In 37 ce he was given the ...
Azotus
A city in northern Judah, just inland from the Mediterranean coast, formerly called Ashdod. It was held by the HasmoneanJohn Hyrcanus and later by Herod the Great. Philip is said to have visited the ...
Bartholomew
One of the Twelve (Mark 3: 18; Acts 1: 13; not mentioned by John) whom later tradition identified with Nathanael (not mentioned by the synoptists), who was brought to Jesus by Philip (John 1: 45). ...
Bethsaida
A predominantly Gentile village on the E. bank of the Jordan where it enters the Sea of Galilee; its exact site is a matter of dispute. It was visited by Christ (Mk. 8: 22). ‘Bethsaida of Galilee’ ...
Caesarea
An ancient port on the Mediterranean coast of Israel, founded in 22 bc by Herod the Great on the site of a Phoenician harbour and named in honour of the Roman emperor Augustus Caesar. Caesarea became ...
Caesarea Philippi
An inland city on the River Jordan at the foot of Mount Hermon where Herod the Great built a temple to Caesar Augustus, who had given him the city. Formerly called Panion, the city was named after ...
Candace
In biblical times, a title of queen mothers who ruled Ethiopia; in Acts 8:27, the apostle Philip converts and baptizes the chamberlain of one of these queens.
customs and excise
Duties charged on goods (both home-produced and imported) to raise revenue for governments. In England customs date from the reign of Edward I, when duties were raised on wool and leather. Tunnage ...
eunuch
A man who has been castrated, especially (in the past) one employed to guard the women's living areas at an oriental court. The word is recorded from Old English, and comes via Latin from Greek ...
Ituraea
A wild region NE of the Sea of Galilee ruled by Herod the Great; on his death it passed to Philip (Luke 3: 1) along with Trachonitis.
loaf
The Old English form of this word, hlāf, + a Germanic base meaning ‘knead’, is the origin of the modern word lady.See also half a loaf is better than no bread, loaves, a slice off a cut loaf isn't ...
Philip Quick reference
A Dictionary of the Bible (2 ed.)
A name borne by many biblical characters, from Philip, father of *Alexander the Great, onwards (1 Macc. 1:
Philip Quick reference
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (2 ed.)
male forename, name of two early saints, and of the king of Macedon (reigned 359–336
Simon Magus
An opponent of St Peter, later identified as a heresiarch (see HERESY). According to Acts 8. 9–24 he was a sorcerer known as ‘that Power of God which is called ...
tetrarch
In the Roman Empire, the governor of one of four divisions of a country or province; later, more generally, a subordinate ruler.
