φῐλ-ητός G5372
Philetus, a false teacher mentioned by Paul as having wandered from the truth
Names can carry irony. Philetus means 'beloved' or 'worthy of love,' yet Paul mentions him alongside Hymenaeus as one who wandered from truth and upset others' faith (2 Timothy 2:17). Their specific error involved claiming the resurrection had already occurred, a teaching that gutted Christian hope. The lexical entry notes the name derives from φίλητός (to be loved, worthy of love), making the juxtaposition poignant—one whose name suggests belovedness becomes an example of dangerous deviation. Such figures remind us that doctrinal precision matters; ideas have consequences.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Philetus, a false teacher mentioned in 2 Timothy 2:17 who, with Hymenaeus, deviated from the truth by teaching that the resurrection had already occurred. This undermined believers' faith by collapsing eschatological hope into realized claims. The name, related to φίλητός (beloved, worthy of love), stands in ironic tension with his role as exemplar of dangerous teaching. Cross-linguistic glosses preserve the name (Philetos, Philētos, Philetus). 1×
AR["فيليتُس"]·ben["ফিলেতোস;"]·DE["Philetus"]·EN["Philetos"]·FR["Φιλητός"]·heb["פִילֵטוֹס"]·HI["फिलēतोस;"]·ID["Filetus"]·IT["philētos"]·jav["Filétus;"]·KO["빌레도;"]·PT["Fileto"]·RU["Филит"]·ES["Philētos"]·SW["Fileto"]·TR["Filetos"]·urd["فلیطس"]
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G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
Referencia BDB / Léxico
φῐλ-ητός, ή, όν, to be loved, worthy of love, Refs 4th c.BC+; τὰ φ. objects of love, Refs __II adverb -τῶς in a friendly spirit, Refs