ΘΕΟΦΙΛΟΣ, θεοφιλος
THEOPHILOS, theophilos
Sounds Like: theh-OH-fee-loss
Translations: Theophilus, friend of God, beloved of God
From the root: ΘΕΟΦΙΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: Theophilus is a proper name, a compound word derived from 'ΘΕΟΣ' (Theos), meaning 'God', and 'ΦΙΛΟΣ' (Philos), meaning 'friend' or 'beloved'. Therefore, the name means 'friend of God' or 'beloved of God'. It is famously the name of the person to whom the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles are addressed.
Inflection: Singular, Masculine, Nominative
Strong’s number: G2321 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:49
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 23:216
From the same root
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