Theophilus
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,...
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The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that
Jesus began both to do and teach,...
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Theophilus is the name of a person or an honorary title to
whom the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles are
addressed (Luke 1:3, Acts 1:1). Most scholars agree that both
Luke and Acts were originally written in Koine Greek, and that
"θεόφιλος" ("Theophilos"), as it appears therein, means friend
of God[1] or (be)loved by God or loving G...
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the-of'-i-lus (Theophilos, "loved of God"): The one to whom
Luke addressed his Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles
(compare Lk 1:3; Acts 1:1). It has been suggested that
Theophilus is merely a generic term for all Christians, but
the epithet "most excellent" implies it was applied by Luke to
a definite person, probably a Roman official, whom h...
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-A Christian to whom Luke addressed the books of Luke and Acts
Lu 1:3; Ac 1:1...
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(friend of God) the person to whom St. Luke inscribes his
Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles. Lu 1:3; Ac 1:1 From the
honorable epithet applied to him in Lu 1:3 it has been argued
with much probability that he was a person in high official
position. All that can be conjectured with any degree of
safety concerning him comes to this, that he wa...
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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 ...
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Called "most excellent" or "noble" (kratiste), a magisterial
designation (Luke 1:3; Acts 1; compare Acts 23:26; Acts 24:3;
Acts 26:25). Luke addressed both his works, forming one whole
in two parts, to him, in order to give a more orderly written
narrative, from the very beginning clown to the journey of
Paul to Rome, of those truths in which ...
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