'Philetus' definitions:

Definition of 'philetus'

From: Easton
  • 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].)

Definition of 'philetus'

From: Hitchcock
  • Philetus, amiable; beloved