Timotheus

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Timotheus
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Pronunciation/ˈtɪməθi/
Gendermale
Origin
Word/nameGreek name Τιμόθεος
Meaning"Honouring God" or "Honoured by God"
Other names
Nickname(s)Timmy, Timo, Timbo
Related namesTimothy, Tim, Timo, Timofei, Tymish, Timotey, Timoteo, Timotheus, Tymoteusz, Timothée, Tijs

Timotheus is a masculine male name. It is a latinized version of the Greek name Τιμόθεος (Timόtheos) meaning "honouring" (Τιμό) "God" (θεος).[1] The English version Timothy (and its variations) is a common name in several countries.

People[]

  • Timotheus of Miletus, 5th century BC Greek poet and musician at the court of Archelaus I of Macedon
  • Timotheus (general) 4th century BC, Athenian statesman and general, son of the general Conon
  • Timotheus (sculptor), 4th century BC Greek sculptor who took part in the building of Mausoleum of Maussollos
  • Timotheus of Heraclea, 4th century BC ruler of Heraclea Pontica, and the son of the tyrant Clearchus of Heraclea
  • Timotheus (aulist), a late 4th century BC musician at the court of Alexander the Great
  • Timotheus (Ammon), a 2nd century BC Ammonite opponent of Judas Maccabeus
  • Timotheus of Tralles, 2nd century BC, victor of the 163 Ancient Olympic Games at Stadion
  • Saint Timotheus, 1st century AD Christian leader
  • Timotheus of Gaza, 5th century AD Greek grammarian active during the reign of Anastasius
  • Pope Timotheus I of Alexandria, 4th century bishop
  • Pope Timotheus II of Alexandria, also known as Timotheus Aelurus, 5th century AD monophysite bishop
  • Timotheus Salophakiolos, known as Timotheus III, the Greek Orthodox patriarch of Alexandria from 460—475 and again from 477 until his death in 485.
  • Timotheus IV of Alexandria, a bishop in the 6th century. Also known as Timothy III, since the Coptic Church does not recognize the third Timothy.
  • Daumantas of Pskov, also known as Timotheus of Pskov, 13th Century AD patron saint of the city of Pskov

Other uses[]

  • Léal Souvenir, a 1432 portrait by Jan van Eyck alternately known as Timotheus

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Timothy." Nelson's Student Bible Dictionary. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, Inc. 2005.
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