How to Pronounce Philetus
feh-LEE-tuhs
Philetus is pronounced feh-LEE-tuhs (fɛˈliːtəs): three syllables, stress on the second.
What does Philetus mean?
Philetus means “amiable; beloved”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Philetus?
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].)
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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