Philetus
The name Philetus means “amiable; beloved.” Philetus is mentioned in 1 verse of the Bible, first in 2 Timothy 2:17.
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].)
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Philetus
- 2 Timothy 2:17
And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymeneus and Philetus;