Φίλιππε

philippe

Philip

from φίλος and ἵππος; fond of horses; Philippus, the name of four Israelites:--Philip.

G5376

John 14:9 · Word #14

Lexicon G5376

LemmaΦίλιππος
TransliterationPhílippos
Strong'sG5376
In-contextPhilip
LiteralPhilip

Morphology N VOC M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case VOC — Vocative — Direct address
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

LemmaΦίλιππος
Strong'sG5376

SIBI-P1 G5376-01

O Horse-Lover

RootΦίλιππος (Philippos)
Core Meaningshorse-lover, fond of horses, personal name
Semantic RangeA male personal name meaning "lover of horses"; borne by several figures in the New Testament, including one of the Twelve and Philip the evangelist.
Conceptual SignificanceThe name reflects common Hellenistic naming patterns combining virtues or affinities with animals; its presence among Israelites in the New Testament highlights the Greek cultural environment of the Second Temple period.
Morphological NotesGr,N,,,,,VMS — noun, vocative case, masculine singular; direct address to a male individual named Φίλιππος.
Rendering RationaleThe name Φίλιππος is formed from φίλος (loving, fond of) and ἵππος (horse), meaning "horse-lover." The form Φίλιππε is vocative masculine singular, used in direct address, which is reflected by "O Horse-Lover" to preserve both the root meaning and the vocative case.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root Φίλιππος (horse-lover, fond of horses, personal name)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G5376-02 philippo to the horse-loving one (Philip)
G5376-03 philippon Philippos (horse-lover)
G5375-03 philippon Philip—the horse-loving one (accusative singular masculine)

Word Usage (37 occurrences of G5376)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 10:3 Φίλιππος philippos
Matthew 14:3 Φιλίππου philippou
Matthew 16:13 Φιλίππου philippou
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