φιλόθεος
philotheos
G5377
G:A
Greek
God-loving
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Greek
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Philotheos describes people set in contrast to those characterized by love of pleasure in 2 Timothy 3:4.
The attested use describes people placed in contrast with those characterized by love of pleasure in 2 Timothy 3:4.
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People contrasted with pleasure-lovers · dominant
In 2 Timothy 3:4, the nominative plural masculine form occurs in a list describing “They,” and the clause contrasts pleasure-loving with God-loving. The APB renders the contrast “pleasure-loving rather than God-loving.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Timothy 3:4, the APB presents the clause as “pleasure-loving rather than God-loving.” The contrast rather than a precise token-by-token mapping is the clear evidence.