φῐλόλογ-ος G5378
Philologus, a Christian in Rome greeted by Paul in his letter to the Romans
This name appears in Paul's extensive greetings in Romans 16:15, grouped with Julia, Nereus, his sister, and Olympas—possibly indicating a house church or family unit. Philologus means 'lover of learning' or 'lover of words,' derived from φίλος (loving) + λόγος (word/learning). Classical Greek applied the term to scholars and those devoted to philosophical argument. Whether this Roman Christian's character matched his name we cannot know, but Paul's inclusion in his greetings honors him as part of the network sustaining gospel witness in the imperial capital.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Philologus, a Christian in Rome greeted by Paul in Romans 16:15 along with Julia, Nereus, and others, likely members of a house church. The name derives from φιλόλογος (fond of learning/words, scholarly), though classical associations with scholarly pursuits may or may not reflect this individual's character. Cross-linguistic glosses transliterate the name (Philologus, Philólogon, Philélogue), preserving it as a personal identifier within Paul's Roman network. 1×
AR["فِيلُولُوغُوسَ"]·ben["ফিলোলগসকে"]·DE["Philologus"]·EN["Philologos"]·FR["Philélogue"]·heb["פִילוֹלוֹגוֹס"]·HI["फिलोलोगुस-को"]·ID["Filologus"]·IT["Filologo"]·jav["Filologus"]·KO["빌롤로고-와"]·PT["Filólogo"]·RU["Филолога"]·ES["a-Philólogon"]·SW["Filologo"]·TR["Filologos'a"]·urd["فلولگس"]
Related Senses
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×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
φῐλόλογ-ος, ον, fond of words, talkative, οἶνος φιλολόγους ποιεῖ Refs 2nd c.AD+; φ. καὶ πολύλογος, opposed to βραχύλογος, of Athens, opposed to Sparta, Refs 5th c.BC+; fond of speaking, of Socrates, Refs __II fond of dialectic, fond of philosophical argument, opposed to μισόλογος, Refs 4th c.BC+ __II.2 fond of learning and literature, literary, Λακεδαιμόνιοι.. ἥκιστα φ. ὄντες Refs 4th c.BC+;…