Name Philippi Type Settlement Usage Biblical Greek Scripts Φίλιπποι(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. /fɪ.ˈlɪ.paɪ/, /ˈfɪ.lə.ˌpaɪ/ Edit Status Status Meaning & History Renamed after Philip II of Macedon, was originally named Crenides (Greek: Κρηνῖδες, Krenides "Fountains")