Word Study · Strong's G2321 · Greek

Θεόφιλος

Theophilos

theh-of'-il-os

Strong's 1890 spelling: Theóphilos

“friend of God”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

friend of God; Theophilus, a Christian

Rendered in the KJV as

Theophilus.

2
occurrencesin the New Testament
2 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
1
inflected formdistinct spellings

Across 2 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 1

Θεόφιλε,2

How it is rendered · 1

Theophilus,2

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 1

noun · vocative (address) · masculine singular2

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N-VSM-P · 2

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Where this word lives

Luke1 of 2 · 50%
Acts1 of 2 · 50%

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Luke1 occurrence

Luke 1:3Θεόφιλε,theophilenoun · vocative (address) · masculine singularTherefore, having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,here: Theophilus,

Acts1 occurrence

Acts 1:1Θεόφιλε,theophilenoun · vocative (address) · masculine singularIn my first book, O Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach,here: Theophilus,

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