What does Θεόφιλος (Theóphilos) mean in the Bible?
Θεόφιλος (Theóphilos) is a Greek word meaning "friend of God; Theophilus, a Christian".
Greek · G2321
Θεόφιλος
Friend of God; Theophilus, a Christian
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Θεόφιλος G2321
Pronunciation Theóphilos
What does Θεόφιλος (Theóphilos) mean in the Bible?
Θεόφιλος (Theóphilos) is a Greek word meaning "friend of God; Theophilus, a Christian".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2321?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Theophilus (2).
Where does Θεόφιλος (Theóphilos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 1:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Theophilus 2× Luke 1:3, Acts 1:1
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 1:3
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Luke 1 Acts 1
Source forms
Θεόφιλε 2x Theophile Luke 1:3, Acts 1:1
Parsing patterns
Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular 2x Luke 1:3, Acts 1:1
Evidence Summary
FaithRevelation
Greek word. friend of God; Theophilus, a Christian
Strong's G2321
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 1 form 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Acts 1:1-11 Source Gloss
friend of God; Theophilus, a Christian
Extended definition
:--Theophilus.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 1:3 Noun Singular Masculine
Θεόφιλε, qeofile
Theophilus
Read verse Acts 1:1 Noun Singular Masculine
Θεόφιλε, qeofile
Theophilus
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 2 Case pattern Vocative (2) Number pattern Singular (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Vocative · Singular · Masculine Luke 1:3 · Acts 1:1 2×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
A personal name meaning ‘friend of God’ or ‘loved by God,’ likely a real individual who receives Luke’s two-volume work.
Showing 1 selected witness from 2 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
Θεόφιλος is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
He represents the intended recipient of careful, orderly Christian instruction, modeling that faith is strengthened by truth that is investigated, ordered, and explained. Acts 1:1-11
Canonical Themes
Faith Revelation
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain