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Place · City

Philippi

Named in 4 verses across 3 books, first in Acts 16:12.

Questions about this

What does Philippians 4:13 mean?

Where

Coordinates

41.0132° N, 24.2841° EOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

Identification

Not assessed

The dataset gives no precision for this point.

Matched to an entry in an ancient-world gazetteer, and the match was checked by the dataset’s editors. Gazetteer entry

Some biblical sites are known for certain; others are identified from old names and descriptions and are still discussed.

Part of

Macedonia

People

Born, died or recorded here, or in an event set here, first; then people named in the same verses, which does not mean they were here.

Paulrecorded as here, 7 events1 shared verse
Silasrecorded as here, 6 events
Timotheusrecorded as here, 4 events1 shared verse
Luke4 events
Lydiarecorded as here, 2 events
Aristarchusrecorded as here, 1 event
Tychicusrecorded as here, 1 event
Trophimusrecorded as here, 1 event
Sopaterrecorded as here, 1 event
Gaius (of Derbe)recorded as here, 1 event
Secundusrecorded as here, 1 event
God1 shared verse
Jesus Christ1 shared verse

In the Bible

All 4 verses, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

Acts

Acts 16:12
From there we went to the Roman colony of Philippi, the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.
Acts 20:6
And after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, we sailed from Philippi, and five days later we rejoined them in Troas, where we stayed seven days.

Philippians

Philippians 1:1
Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:

1 Thessalonians

1 Thessalonians 2:2
As you are aware, we had already endured suffering and shameful treatment in Philippi. But in the face of strong opposition, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God.

Events here

Events the dataset sets at Philippi. Dates follow its Ussher–Jones reckoning (one of several traditional counts), not established history.

no date
Call to MacedoniaActs 16:9–12
c. AD 47
Lydia's ConversionActs 16:13–15
c. AD 47
Paul casts demon out of soothsayerActs 16:16–18
c. AD 47
Paul and Silas imprisonedActs 16:19–34
c. AD 47
Philippian jailer convertedActs 16:25–34
c. AD 47
Paul and Silas releasedActs 16:35–40
no date
Mission to Macedonia and GreeceActs 20:1–6

Dictionary

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. Its geography and “modern” descriptions date from the 1890s. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.

Read Easton’s entry

Formerly Crenides, “the fountain,” the capital of the province of Macedonia. It stood near the head of the Sea, about 8 miles north-west of Kavalla. It is now a ruined village, called Philibedjik. Philip of Macedonia fortified the old Thracian town of Crenides, and called it after his own name Philippi (B.C. 359-336). In the time of the Emperor Augustus this city became a Roman colony, i.e., a military settlement of Roman soldiers, there planted for the purpose of controlling the district recently conquered. It was a “miniature Rome,” under the municipal law of Rome, and governed by military officers, called duumviri, who were appointed directly from Rome. Having been providentially guided thither, here Paul and his companion Silas preached the gospel and formed the first church in Europe. This success stirred up the enmity of the people, and they were “shamefully entreated” (Acts 16:9-40; 1 Thess. 2:2). Paul and Silas at length left this city and proceeded to Amphipolis (q.v.).