What does Καισάρεια · Φίλιππος mean in the Bible?
Καισάρεια · Φίλιππος is a Greek phrase meaning "Caesarea Philippi".
Greek · G2542, G5376
Καισαρείας τῆς Φιλίππου
Cæsaria, the name of two places in Palestine · fond of horses; Philippus, the name of four Israelites
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ΚαισάρειαG2542Cæsaria, the name of two places in Palestine
PronunciationKaisáreia
Open lexicon entry →ΦίλιπποςG5376fond of horses; Philippus, the name of four Israelites
PronunciationPhílippos
Open lexicon entry →What does Καισαρείας τῆς Φιλίππου (Kaisareias tēs Philippou) mean in the Bible?
Καισάρεια · Φίλιππος is a Greek phrase meaning "Caesarea Philippi".
Full entry for Καισαρείας τῆς Φιλίππου (G2542, G5376) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2542, G5376?
G2542, G5376 is connected to 17 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. Caesarea Philippi
Source Gloss
Caesarea Philippi
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns3Aligned forms17Case patternAccusative (10)Number patternSingular (17)
Genitive · Singular · FeminineMatt 16:13 · Mark 8:27 · Acts 11:11 · Acts 21:16 · Acts 23:23 · Acts 25:16×
Dative · Singular · FeminineActs 10:11×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineActs 8:40 · Acts 9:30 · Acts 10:24 · Acts 12:19 · Acts 18:22 · Acts 21:8 · Acts 23:33 · Acts 25:4 · Acts 25:6 · Acts 25:1310×
Word Origins
Καισαρείας τῆς Φιλίππου is built from this root: