Θεόφιλος

Theophilos · Theophilus

Greek word · Strong’s number G2321 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

Theophilos (Θεόφιλος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “Theophilus”.

A Greek name meaning "friend of God"; the man to whom Luke and Acts are addressed.

How to say it

The·o·phi·los

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Comes from

θεός theos · God, god
φίλος philos · friend

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

Luke×1
Acts×1

Luke 1:3
it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely from the start, to write for you in orderly sequence, most excellent Theophilus,
Acts 1:1
The first account I made, O Theophilus, about all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,