Christians in Philadelphia (Asia Minor)
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Christians in Philadelphia (Asia Minor) were an early Christian community in the ancient city of Philadelphia in Lydia, known from the New Testament Book of Revelation as one of the seven churches of Asia addressed by John.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Christians in Philadelphia (Asia Minor) canonical | 1 |
| Philadelphians (church at Philadelphia in Asia Minor) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19160828 — 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: Christians in Philadelphia (Asia Minor) Context triple: [Christians in Tralles, relatedGroup, Christians in Philadelphia (Asia Minor)]
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A.
Thessalonian Christians
Thessalonian Christians were an early community of Jesus-followers in the city of Thessalonica, known from the New Testament as one of the first predominantly Gentile churches founded by the apostle Paul.
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B.
Christians in Philippi
Christians in Philippi were members of one of the earliest Christian communities in Europe, founded by the apostle Paul in the Roman colony of Philippi in Macedonia.
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C.
Christians in Tralles
Christians in Tralles were members of an early Christian community in the ancient city of Tralles in Asia Minor, known primarily as the recipients of one of Ignatius of Antioch’s epistles.
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D.
early Christians in Bithynia
Early Christians in Bithynia were members of one of the earliest provincial Christian communities in the Roman Empire, known largely through Pliny the Younger’s correspondence with Emperor Trajan about how to investigate and punish them.
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E.
church in Smyrna
The church in Smyrna was an early Christian congregation in the ancient city of Smyrna, praised in the New Testament’s Book of Revelation for its faithfulness amid persecution.
- 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: Christians in Philadelphia (Asia Minor) Target entity description: Christians in Philadelphia (Asia Minor) were an early Christian community in the ancient city of Philadelphia in Lydia, known from the New Testament Book of Revelation as one of the seven churches of Asia addressed by John.
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A.
Thessalonian Christians
Thessalonian Christians were an early community of Jesus-followers in the city of Thessalonica, known from the New Testament as one of the first predominantly Gentile churches founded by the apostle Paul.
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B.
Christians in Philippi
Christians in Philippi were members of one of the earliest Christian communities in Europe, founded by the apostle Paul in the Roman colony of Philippi in Macedonia.
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C.
Christians in Tralles
Christians in Tralles were members of an early Christian community in the ancient city of Tralles in Asia Minor, known primarily as the recipients of one of Ignatius of Antioch’s epistles.
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D.
early Christians in Bithynia
Early Christians in Bithynia were members of one of the earliest provincial Christian communities in the Roman Empire, known largely through Pliny the Younger’s correspondence with Emperor Trajan about how to investigate and punish them.
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E.
church in Smyrna
The church in Smyrna was an early Christian congregation in the ancient city of Smyrna, praised in the New Testament’s Book of Revelation for its faithfulness amid persecution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Letters of Ignatius of Antioch
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Philadelphians (church at Philadelphia in Asia Minor)
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linked to: Christians in Philadelphia (Asia Minor)