How many times is Philip mentioned in the Bible?
The word Philip appears 33 times in the King James Version, in 32 verses. Counting every form (Philip, Philip's), it appears 36 times in 35 verses across 5 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Philip 32 times (34 with every form).
Philip in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Philip counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Philip | 33 | 32 |
| Philip's | 3 | 2 |
| Total | 36 | 34 |
What the name Philip means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Philip as "warlike; a lover of horses".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-22.
First and last mention of Philip
Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;
And the next day we that were of Paul’s company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him.
The verse that uses it most is John 12:22, 2 times:
Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.
Where the two translations differ
2 verses match in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 0 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Luke 3:19: counted in the KJV only
But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,
but Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias, his brother’s wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done,
Acts 8:37: counted in the KJV only
And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
(not in this translation)
Verses with Philip on our topic pages
1 verse that uses Philip in the World English Bible is in our topic collections.
But when they believed Philip preaching good news concerning God’s Kingdom and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
On: Baptism
Common questions
How many times is Philip in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 0 of the 36 uses are in the Old Testament and 36 in the New Testament. Philip appears in 5 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Acts has the most (17), then John (12) and Luke (3).
Where is Philip first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Matthew 10:3: "Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;" The last is Acts 21:8.
What does the name Philip mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Philip as "warlike; a lover of horses".
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.