The Collaborative International Dictionary
Philippian \Phi*lip"pi*an\, a. Of or pertaining to Philippi, a city of ancient Macedonia. -- n. A native or an inhabitant of Philippi.
Usage examples of "philippian".
The minister ignored these mutinous signs and launched into a story about a Philippian jailer.
The minister sensed he was losing his audience, so he brought the Philippian story to a quick end.
Paul wrote to the Philippians apparently after he had been given the thorn in the flesh.
What do we learn from Philippians 4:10-13 about his attitude of acceptance?
What does Philippians 4:4-9 teach us about how to find joy even in difficult circumstances?
Paul himself, in Philippians 2:5-8, talks about God in Christ voluntarily and consciously limiting the independent exercise of his divine attributes.
Read Philippians 2:5-8, which talks about Jesus emptying himself and being born into humble circumstances, with the cross as his destination.
Based on Philippians 2, many theologians believe Jesus voluntarily emptied himself of the independent use of these divine attributes as he pursued his mission of human redemption.
Read at home tonight, and read when alone, what that great man of God says about all that in his classical epistle to the Philippians, and refuse to sleep till you have made the same submission.
Thus, a ewe unresistant before her shearers would picture a willing submission, confirming what we have already seen in Philippians chapter two.