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.
Person
Theophilus
- Name means
- friend of God
- Mentioned
- 2 verses · first in Luke 1:3
About Theophilus
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
Every mention
People data: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0). Dates are traditional estimates.