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Theophilus

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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Lover of God, a Christian, probably a Roman, to whom Luke dedicated both his Gospel (Luke 1:3 ) and the Acts of the Apostles (1:1). Nothing beyond this is known of him. From the fact that Luke applies to him the title "most excellent", the same title Paul uses in addressing Felix (Acts 23:26; 24:3 ) and Festus (26:25), it has been concluded that Theophilus was a person of rank, perhaps a Roman officer.

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Theophilus'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​t/theophilus.html. 1897.
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