Philip

A tetrarch, in the time of the New Testament · named in 1 verse

the name means fond of horses Strong's Lexicon

Philip, the son of Herod the Great, who ruled as tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis during the time of John the Baptist's ministry.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Lover of horses. (1.) One of the twelve apostles; a native of Bethsaida, "the city of Andrew and Peter" (John 1:44). He readily responded to the call of Jesus when first addressed to him (43), and forthwith brought Nathanael also to Jesus (45, 46). He seems to have held a prominent place among the apostles (Matt. 10:3; Mark 3:18; John 6:5-7; 12:21, 22; 14:8, 9; Acts 1:13). Of his later life nothing is certainly known. He is said to have preached in Phrygia, and to have met his death at Hierapolis.

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

Family

Parents Herod

Siblings Archelaus, Herod, Philip

From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.

First named at Luke 3:1.

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Verses that name Philip

Luke 3:1 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,