(Θεόφιλος), was one of the lawyers of Constantinople who were employed by Justinian on his first Code, on the Digest and on the composition of the Institutes (De Novo Codice faciendo, § 1. De. Justinianco Codice conformando, § 2. De Confirmatione Digestorum, Tanta, &c, § 9, Instit. D. Justiniani Prooemium, § 3). In A. D. 5218 Theophilus was comes sacri consistorii and juris doctor at Constantinople. In A. D. 529 he was ex magistro and juris doctor at Constantinople ; and in A. D. 532 he had the titles of Illustris, Magister and Juris peritus at Constantinople.
[G.L]A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology
Smith, William
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890