Theophilus
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Theophilus is a masculine given name of Greek origin meaning "friend of God" or "loved by God," historically borne by various religious figures, scholars, and leaders.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Theophilus canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14975419 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theophilus Context triple: [Theophilus S. Painter, givenName, Theophilus]
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Theophilus
Theophilus is the given name of Sir Theophilus Shepstone, a prominent 19th-century British South African statesman and colonial administrator.
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B.
Theophilus
Theophilus is the otherwise unknown individual addressed in the prefaces of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, likely a patron or symbolic “lover of God” to whom these New Testament works are dedicated.
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C.
Theophilus
Theophilus was a prominent 6th-century Byzantine jurist and legal scholar who helped draft and interpret Emperor Justinian I’s codification of Roman law.
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D.
Theophilus
Theophilus was the first name of Bull Connor, the notorious Birmingham, Alabama public safety commissioner known for his brutal enforcement of racial segregation during the Civil Rights Movement.
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Theophilus of Alexandria
Theophilus of Alexandria was a powerful late 4th- and early 5th-century Patriarch of Alexandria known for his influential role in church politics and theology, including his opposition to Origenist teachings and his conflict with John Chrysostom.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theophilus Target entity description: Theophilus is a masculine given name of Greek origin meaning "friend of God" or "loved by God," historically borne by various religious figures, scholars, and leaders.
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A.
Theophilus
Theophilus is the otherwise unknown individual addressed in the prefaces of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, likely a patron or symbolic “lover of God” to whom these New Testament works are dedicated.
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B.
Theophilus
Theophilus was a prominent 6th-century Byzantine jurist and legal scholar who helped draft and interpret Emperor Justinian I’s codification of Roman law.
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C.
Theophilus
Theophilus was the first name of Bull Connor, the notorious Birmingham, Alabama public safety commissioner known for his brutal enforcement of racial segregation during the Civil Rights Movement.
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D.
Theophilus
Theophilus is the given name of Sir Theophilus Shepstone, a prominent 19th-century British South African statesman and colonial administrator.
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E.
Theophilus of Alexandria
Theophilus of Alexandria was a powerful late 4th- and early 5th-century Patriarch of Alexandria known for his influential role in church politics and theology, including his opposition to Origenist teachings and his conflict with John Chrysostom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Theophilus