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Strong's #2321 - Θεόφιλος

Transliteration
Theóphilos
Phonetics
theh-of'-il-os
Origin
from (G2316) and (G5384)
Parts of Speech
Noun Masculine
TDNT
None
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Definition   
Thayer's
Theophilus = "friend of God"
  1. the person to whom Luke addressed his Gospel and the book of Acts
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KJV (2)
Luke 1
Acts 1
NAS (2)
Luke 1
Acts 1
HCS (2)
Luke 1
Acts 1
BSB (2)
Luke 1
Acts 1
ESV (2)
Luke 1
Acts 1
WEB (2)
Luke 1
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Thayer's Expanded Definition

Θεόφιλος, Θεοφιλου (Θεός and φίλος), Theophilus, a Christian to whom Luke inscribed his Gospel and Acts of the Apostles: Luke 1:3; Acts 1:1. The conjectures concerning his family, rank, nationality, are reviewed by (among others) Winer's RWB, under the word; Bleek on Luke 1:3; (B. D., under the word); see also under κράτιστος.


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Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

Θεόφιλος , -ου

(θεός , φίλος ),

Theophilus: Luke 1:3, Acts 1:1.†


Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.
Vocabulary of the Greek NT

Θεόφιλος is found as a proper name as early as iii/B.C. both in the papyri and inscrr., e.g. P Hib I. 103.1 (B.C. 231–0) Ἀπολλοφάνης Θεοφίλωι χαίρειν, P Ryl II. 72.99 (B.C. 99–8) Θεόφιλος Νικάνορος, Michel 594.80 (B.C. 279) ὑπὲρ Θεοφίλου τοῦ ἐργολαβήσαντος τὰς παραετίδας ἐργάσασθαι τῶι νεῶι τῆς Ἀρτέμιδος κτλ., and similarly 685.2, 1260.5 (both iii/B.C.) : see also Preisigke 3780 Θεόφιλος ἰατρός. Θεόφιλος, as a Jewish name, occurs in P Petr II. 28ii. 9 (iii/B.C.) Σαμαρείας Θεόφιλος, ";Theophilus of Samaria,"; but the previous exx. seem to render unnecessary Mahaffy’s suggestion (p. [97]) that the name may have been of Jewish origin : cf. however P Fay 123.15 (c. A.D. 100) where a certain Τεύφιλος (for the form, see Mayser Gr. pp. 10, 179 f.) Ἰουδαῖος desires release from the service of cultivating the domain-lands, and Meyer Ostr 30.1 (A.D. III) Τεύφιλος Τευφίλου, where a Jew is again referred to, see p. 150. For the use of the word as an adj. see BGU III. 924.1 (iii/A.D.) where it is applied to the city of Herakleopolis Magna—Ἡρακλέους πόλεως ἀρχαίας καὶ θεοφίλου ἡ [κρατίστη βου ]λή, cf. ib. 937.4 (A.D. 250). The classical θεοφιλής is found in OGIS 383.42 (mid. i/B.C.) θεοφιλῆ ψυχήν, and its superlative in the fragment of a iii/A.D. private letter, P Ryl II. 439, where the desire is expressed—αὖθις μετ᾽ εὐθυμίας τὸ θεοφιλέστατόν σου πρόσωπον ἀπολαβεῖν.

 


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List of Word Forms
Θεοφιλε Θεόφιλε θεράπαινα θεράπαιναι θεράπαιναί θεραπαίναις θεραπαίνης Theophile Theóphile
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