Philippian jailer
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The Philippian jailer is a New Testament figure in the Book of Acts who, after a miraculous prison incident involving Paul and Silas, converted to Christianity along with his household.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Philippian jailer canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16768857 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Philippian jailer Context triple: [church in Philippi, firstConvertsIncluded, Philippian jailer]
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A.
Demetrius of Acts 19
Demetrius of Acts 19 is the Ephesian silversmith mentioned in the New Testament who incited a riot against the Apostle Paul over fears that Christian teaching would undermine the profitable trade in silver shrines of Artemis.
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B.
Lyco of Troas
Lyco of Troas was a prominent 3rd-century BCE Peripatetic philosopher who led Aristotle’s Lyceum and was renowned for his eloquence and educational influence in Hellenistic Athens.
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C.
Antipater of Tarsus
Antipater of Tarsus was a Stoic philosopher of the 2nd century BCE who led the Stoic school in Athens and contributed significantly to Stoic ethics and theology.
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D.
Cleopas
Cleopas is a figure from the New Testament, known as one of the disciples who encountered the risen Jesus on the road to Emmaus.
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E.
Gorgus of Corinth
Gorgus of Corinth was an ancient Greek figure from Corinth traditionally credited with establishing the colony of Ambracia in Epirus.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Philippian jailer Target entity description: The Philippian jailer is a New Testament figure in the Book of Acts who, after a miraculous prison incident involving Paul and Silas, converted to Christianity along with his household.
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A.
Demetrius of Acts 19
Demetrius of Acts 19 is the Ephesian silversmith mentioned in the New Testament who incited a riot against the Apostle Paul over fears that Christian teaching would undermine the profitable trade in silver shrines of Artemis.
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B.
Lyco of Troas
Lyco of Troas was a prominent 3rd-century BCE Peripatetic philosopher who led Aristotle’s Lyceum and was renowned for his eloquence and educational influence in Hellenistic Athens.
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C.
Antipater of Tarsus
Antipater of Tarsus was a Stoic philosopher of the 2nd century BCE who led the Stoic school in Athens and contributed significantly to Stoic ethics and theology.
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D.
Cleopas
Cleopas is a figure from the New Testament, known as one of the disciples who encountered the risen Jesus on the road to Emmaus.
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E.
Gorgus of Corinth
Gorgus of Corinth was an ancient Greek figure from Corinth traditionally credited with establishing the colony of Ambracia in Epirus.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.