Θεόφιλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From θεός (theós) +‎ φῐ́λος (phílos).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tʰe.ó.pʰi.los/ → /θeˈo.ɸi.los/ → /θeˈo.fi.los/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰe.ó.pʰi.los/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tʰeˈo.pʰi.los/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θeˈo.ɸi.los/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θeˈo.fi.los/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θeˈo.fi.los/

Proper noun

Θεόφῐλος • (Theóphilos) m (genitive Θεοφῐ́λου); second declension

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Theophilus

Declension

Second declension of ὁ Θεόφῐλος; τοῦ Θεοφῐ́λου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Θεόφῐλος ho Theóphilos
Genitive	τοῦ Θεοφῐ́λου toû Theophílou
Dative	τῷ Θεοφῐ́λῳ tôi Theophílōi
Accusative	τὸν Θεόφῐλον tòn Theóphilon
Vocative	Θεόφῐλε Theóphile
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Θεόφιλος (Theófilos)
• → Latin: Theophilus
  • → Dutch: Theofilus
  • → English: Theophilus
  • → French: Théophile
  • → German: Theophil
  • → Italian: Teofilo
  • → Polish: Teofil
  • → Portuguese: Teófilo
  • → Spanish: Teófilo
  • → Turkish: Tiofaylas
• → Russian: Феофи́л (Feofíl), Ѳеофи́лъ (Feofíl) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)