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philippian

British  
/ fɪˈlɪpɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the ancient Macedonian city of Philippi

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Philippi

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It is composed of those who are convinced of sin and from whom the cry comes as from the Philippian jailer, “What must I do to be saved?”

From The Way to God and How to Find It by Moody, Dwight Lyman

Witness his relation to his beloved Philippian Church.

From Sermons by Lightfoot, J. B.

The Philippian colonists were governed by the code of Rome.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. by Maclaren, Alexander

We note that there were several elders then in the Philippian church, and that their place in the salutation negatives the idea of hierarchical supremacy.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. by Maclaren, Alexander

Let this be our first main Lesson in Faith and Love in our Philippian studies.

From Philippian Studies Lessons in Faith and Love from St. Paul's Epistle to the Philippians by Moule, H. C. G. (Handley Carr Glyn)

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