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theophilus |
2 definitions found From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Theophilus lover of God, a Christian, probably a Roman, to whom Luke dedicated both his Gospel (Luke 1:3) and the Acts of the Apostles (1:1). Nothing beyond this is known of him From the fact that Luke applies to him the title "most excellent", the same title Paul uses in addressing Felix (Acts 23:26; 24:3) and Festus (26:25), it has been concluded that Theophilus was a person of rank, perhaps a Roman officer. From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: Theophilus, friend of God
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