Bible Person
Meaning: amiable; beloved · Male · 1 cross reference
Philetus is the false teacher named with Hymenaeus in 2 Timothy 2:17. He belongs to the New Testament's warning against destructive teaching inside the church. First appears in 2 Tim 2:17.1
Name meaning
amiable; beloved
Identity
male
First appears
2 Tim 2:17
AI summary: Philetus matters because his single cross reference shows how doctrinal error can spread through the church like an infection and unsettle faith. The entry underlines that pastoral care must include guarding the resurrection hope from distortion. Taken together, the material presents Philetus as a cautionary figure in the history of false teaching.1
Central Figure
Philetus
Meaning: amiable; beloved
Amiable, with Hymenaeus, at Ephesus, said that the “resurrection was past already” (2 Tim.
Name meaning
amiable; beloved
Identity
male
Amiable, with Hymenaeus, at Ephesus, said that the “resurrection was past already” (2 Tim. 2:17, 18). This was a Gnostic heresy held by the Nicolaitanes. (See ALEXANDER [4].) 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
| Book | Cross-References |
|---|---|
| 2Tim |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.