Note 6 at Acts 16:12: The name Philippi meant, "pertaining to Philip." This was a city of Macedonia (see note 1 at v. 9, this page) which originally was a part of Thrace but was conquered in 356 B.C. by Philip II and annexed to Macedonia. Philip named the city after himself.

This is the first city in Europe that Paul is recorded as ministering in. It was not the capital of Macedonia, but it was the first city of importance. It was located 10 miles inland from Neapolis (see note ? at v. 11, this page) which served as it's seaport. The two cities were separated by a mountain range with the pass between them being 1600 feet above sea level.

Paul made a number of converts in Philippi. Special mention is made of a merchant woman named Lydia (see note ? at v. 14, p. ???) and the Philippian jailer (vv. 23-34) who became believers. Because Paul cast a spirit of divination out of a girl (vv. 16-18), a riot ensued and Paul and Silas were cast into prison where they encountered this jailer. 7 (Acts 16:13) The fact that these devout women went to the riverside on the Sabbath for prayer would suggest that there was no Jewish synagogue in Philippi.