φιλόθεος philotheos 1x

God-loving, pious; a lover of God, 2 Tim. 3:4*

* φιλό-θεος, -ον loving God (Arist.): II Ti 3:4.†

φιλόθεος, “loving God.” citation from Philo de Agric, σοῦ, φιλήδονος. p- 17°, al. For this NT ἅπ. eip., 2 Tim 34, see the Cf. Vett. Val. (ιλόλογος, a Roman Christian (Rom 161°), The name is common as, a slave name, see SH ad Rom /.c. : cf. Lightfoot Philippians*, Pp. 175. In P Lond 256 recto (a)!® (a.D. 15) (=II. p. 99, Chrest. 1. p. 522) it is the name of a consignee of corn from the interior of Egypt to the coast. An interesting ex. of the verb occurs in P Oxy III. 53114 (ii/A.D.), where a father writes to his son—rtots βιβλίοις cov αὐτὸ μόνον πρόσεχ[ε] φιλολογῶν, ‘give your undivided attention to your books, devoting yourself to learning” (Edd.). See also Sy// 804 (=* 1170)? συνέβη οὖν φιλολογήσαντί μοι συνπληρωθῆναι. φιλογ(ε)ικία. For Lk 22*4, the only occurrence of this word in the NT, Field (Votes, p. 75 f.) prefers the rendering ‘‘ emulation ”’ to ‘strife’? (AV) or ‘“‘contention” (RV), and this may be supported by the late P Oxy XVI. 18607 (vi/vii A.D.) εἰ θέλει ἡ ἀγαθὴ ἡμῶν (1. ὑμῶν) φ[ι]λ[ο]νε[ικία] γνωρίσαι αὐτὴν τὸ περὶ τῆς [ἀ]ληθείας, “if your good ambition desires to ascertain for yourself the truth” (Edd.). The thought of ‘‘ dispute” is uppermost in such passages from the papyri as P Lond 9921! (a.b. 507) (= III. p. 253)

φιλόθεος (philotheos) — God-loving. φῐλό-θεος, ον, loving God, pious, [NT+4th c.BC+]: adverb φῐλό-ως [Refs 2nd c.AD+]