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ΘΕΟΦΙΛΕΣ, θεοφιλες

THEOPHILES, theophiles

Sounds Like: theh-oh-FEE-less

Translations: beloved of God, dear to God, God-loving, pious

From the root: ΘΕΟΦΙΛΗΣ

Part of Speech: Adjective

Explanation: This word is a compound adjective meaning 'loved by God' or 'dear to God'. It can also mean 'loving God' or 'pious'. It describes someone who is favored by God or who shows devotion to God. It is formed from the words 'θεός' (theos), meaning 'God', and 'φίλος' (philos), meaning 'dear' or 'beloved'.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter; or Singular, Vocative, Masculine or Feminine

Strong’s number: G2321 (Lookup on BibleHub)

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Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΘΕΟΦΙΛΗΣ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

  • ΘΕΟΦΙΛΕ — beloved of God, dear to God, God-loving, friend of God, O Theophilus, O beloved of God
  • ΘΕΟΦΙΛΕΙΣ — loved by God, dear to God, God-loving, pious, a God-lover
  • ΘΕΟΦΙΛΕΣΤΑΤΟΣ — most beloved of God, most dear to God, most God-loving, a most beloved of God
  • ΘΕΟΦΙΛΕΣΤΑΤΟΥ — of the most beloved of God, of the most excellent, of the most honorable
  • ΘΕΟΦΙΛΗ — beloved of God, dear to God, pleasing to God, God-loving, a God-lover
  • ΘΕΟΦΙΛΗΣ — dear to God, beloved of God, God-loving, pleasing to God
  • ΟΦΙΛΕΙΣ — beloved of God, dear to God, pleasing to God, God-loving, devout

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