Θεόφιλος, -ov, (θεός and φίλος). Theophilus, a Christian to whom Luke inscribed his Gospel and Acts of the Apostles: Lk. i. 3; Acts 1. 1. The conjectures concerning his family, rank, nationality, are reviewed by (among others) Win. RWB. s. v.; Bleek on Lk. i. 3; [B. Ὁ. s.v.]; see also under κράτιστος.

Θεόφιλος Theophilos 2x

Theophilus, pr. name, Lk. 1:3; Acts 1:1*

Θεόφιλος, -ου

(θεός, φίλος),

Theophilus: Lk 1:3, Ac 1:1.†

Θεόφιλος is found as a proper name as early as ili/B.c. both in the papyri and inscrr., eg. P Hib I. 103! (B.c. 231-0) ᾿Απολλοφάνης Θεοφίλωι χαίρειν, P Ryl II. 72% (B.c. 99-8) Θεόφιλος Νικάνορος, Miche! 594°° (B.C. 279) ὑπὲρ Θεοφίλου τοῦ ἐργολαβήσαντος Tas παραετίδας ἐργάσασθαι τῶι νεῶι τῆς ᾿Αρτέμιδος κτλ., and similarly 685%, 12608 (both 111,8.6,} : see also Pretsigke 3780 Θεόφιλος ἰατρός. Θεόφιλος, as a Jewish name, occurs in P Petr IT. 28 +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° (c. A.D. 100) where a certain Τεύφιλος (for the form, see Mayser Gr. pp. 10, 179 f.) Ιουδαῖος desires release from the service of cultivating the domain-lands, and Meyer Ostr 301 (A.D. 111) Τεύφιλος Τευφίλου, where «a Jew is again referred to, see p. 150. For the use of the word as an adj. see BGU III. 9241 (iii/A.D.) where it is applied to the city of Herakleopolis Magna—Hpakdéous πόλεως ἀρχαίας καὶ θεοφίλου ἡ [κρατίστη βουλή, cf. 76. 9375 (A.D. 250). The classical θεοφιλής is found in OGZS 3834? (mid. 1.8.6.) θεοφιλῆ ψυχήν, and its superlative in the fragment of a ili/A.D. private letter, P Ryl II. 439, where the desire is expressed—adOis μετ᾽ εὐθυμίας Td θεοφιλέστατόν σου πρόσωπον ἀπολαβεῖν.

Θεόφιλος (Theophilos) — Theophilus. Θεόφιλος, -ου (θεός, φίλος), Theophilus: Luk.1:3, Act.1:1.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)