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God-loving

φιλόθεοςStrong’s G5377

philotheos

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Philotheos is the Greek word usually translated “lovers of god”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;”
2 Timothy 3:4 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “lovers of god”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • lovers of god 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 2 Timothy 1

1 book in all.

Explore in Scripture
    Greek dictionary

    φιλόθεος philotheos · God-loving

    loving God, pious , (Aristotle Philosopher), etc. (ML)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.