Word study · Greek
philóтheos
lovers of God
Say it: fil-OTH-eh-os (approximate)
φιλόθεος
What it means
Loving God (philos "love" plus theos "God"). In 3:4, "lovers of God." It appears only here.
Range of meaning
- God-lovingDevoted to God.
- PiousReligious in the right way.
In 2 Timothy
- Chapter 3
"Rather than lovers of God" (3:4). The word appears only here.
Every verse (1)
Verses where G5377 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources