Theophilus

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Θεόφιλος (Theóphilos) "Love of God" or "Friend of God".

Proper noun

Theophilus

1. (biblical) The addressee of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.
   • Template:RQ:Authorized Version: Luke 1: 3:

     It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus.

2. A male given name from Ancient Greek; rare in English.
   • 1973, Thornton Wilder, Theophilus North: p.118.

     "Call me Ted, will you, Rip? 'Theophilus' is unmanageable and 'Theo' is awkward. Everybody calls me Ted or Teddie, now."

   • (Can we date this quote?), Enid Blyton, The Mystery of the Hidden House

     'That's a good one, that is!' said Ern. 'Lovaduck, I'd like to see Uncle Theophilus when I tell him that!'

Translations

biblical character

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Armenian: Թեոփիլոս (Tʻeopʻilos)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 西奥菲勒斯

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: Theofilus m
• French: Théophile (fr)
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: Theophilus
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Greek: Θεόφιλος (el) m (Theófilos)
• Italian: Teofilo (it)
• Norwegian: Teofilos m
• Polish: Teofil (pl) m
• Portuguese: Teófilo m
• Russian: Феофи́л (ru) m (Feofíl)
• Spanish: Teófilo (es) m
• Swedish: Theofilus

male given name

• Armenian: Թեոփիլոս (Tʻeopʻilos)
• French: Théophile (fr)
• Greek: Θεόφιλος (el) m (Theófilos)

  Ancient: Θεόφιλος m (Theóphilos)

• Italian: Teofilo (it)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Polish: Teofil (pl) m
• Russian: Феофи́л (ru) m (Feofíl)
• Spanish: Teófilo (es) m

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German

Proper noun

1. (biblical) Theophilus (biblical figure)
2. (rare) a male given name.

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θεόφιλος (Theóphilos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /tʰeˈo.pʰi.lus/, [t̪ʰeˈɔpʰɪɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /teˈo.fi.lus/, [t̪eˈɔːfilus]

Proper noun

Theophilus m sg (genitive Theophilī); second declension

1. Theophilus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Theophilus
Genitive	Theophilī
Dative	Theophilō
Accusative	Theophilum
Ablative	Theophilō
Vocative	Theophile

Descendants

• → Dutch: Theofilus
• → English: Theophilus
• → French: Théophile
• → German: Theophil
• → Italian: Teofilo
• → Polish: Teofil
• → Portuguese: Teófilo
• → Spanish: Teófilo
• → Turkish: Tiofaylas

References

• “Theophilus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Theophilus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.