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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 5377. φιλόθεος (philotheos) -- Loving God, God-loving</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/5377.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/john/13-33.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/5377.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 5377</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/5376.htm" title="5376">◄</a> 5377. philotheos <a href="../greek/5378.htm" title="5378">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">philotheos: Loving God, God-loving</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">φιλόθεος</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>philotheos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>fee-LOH-theh-os<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(fil-oth'-eh-os)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Loving God, God-loving<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>loving God.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from φίλος (philos, meaning "loving" or "friend") and θεός (theos, meaning "God")<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent concept can be found in words like אָהֵב (ahav, Strong's H157), which means "to love." This term is used in the Shema, a central declaration of faith in Judaism, found in Deuteronomy 6:5 (BSB): "And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "philotheos" is used to describe someone who has a deep affection and love for God. It characterizes a person whose life is oriented towards God, demonstrating devotion, reverence, and a desire to live in accordance with His will. This term encapsulates the essence of a believer's relationship with God, emphasizing love as a fundamental aspect of faith.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of love (philos) was often associated with friendship and loyalty. The addition of "theos" (God) to "philos" reflects a cultural understanding of piety and devotion that transcends mere duty, highlighting a personal and relational aspect of faith. In the early Christian context, this term would have been significant in distinguishing true believers who not only followed God's commandments but did so out of genuine love and commitment.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/5384.htm">philos</a> and <a href="/greek/2316.htm">theos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>loving God<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>lovers of God (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 5377: φιλόθεος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">φιλόθεος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">φιλοθεον</span> (<span class="greek2">φίλος</span> and <span class="greek2">Θεός</span>), <span class="accented">loving</span> (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> <span class="accented">lovers of</span>) <span class="accented">God</span>: <a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/3-4.htm">2 Timothy 3:4</a>. ((<span class="abbreviation">Aristotle</span>, rhet. 2, 17, 6), <span class="abbreviation">Philo</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Lucian</span>, others.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>lover of God. <p>From <a href="/greek/5384.htm">philos</a> and <a href="/greek/2316.htm">theos</a>; fond of God, i.e. Pious -- lover of God. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5384.htm">philos</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2316.htm">theos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>φιλοθεοι φιλόθεοι philotheoi philótheoi<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/2_timothy/3-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Timothy 3:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μᾶλλον ἢ <b>φιλόθεοι</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_timothy/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> rather than <span class="itali">lovers of God,</span><br><a href="/kjvs/2_timothy/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> more than <span class="itali">lovers of God;</span><br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/3-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> rather than <span class="itali">lovers of God</span><p><b><a href="/greek/5377.htm">Strong's Greek 5377</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5377.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/philotheoi_5377.htm">φιλόθεοι — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/5376.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5376"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5376" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/5378.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5378"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5378" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>