Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
Timotheus. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
Timotheus, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
Timotheus in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
Timotheus you have here. The definition of the word
Timotheus will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
Timotheus, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Tīmotheus.
Proper noun
Timotheus
- Timothy, a companion of Paul. (biblical character)
- : Acts 16: 1-2:
- Then he came to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek.
Anagrams
Danish
Proper noun
Timotheus
- Timothy (biblical character)
German
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Timotheus
- (biblical) Timothy (biblical character)
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τῑμόθεος (Tīmótheos).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tīmotheus m sg (genitive Tīmotheī); second declension
- Timothy, a companion of Paul (biblical character)
Late 4th century, Jerome [et al.], transl., edited by Roger Gryson, Biblia Sacra: Iuxta Vulgatam Versionem (Vulgate), 5th edition, Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, published 2007, →ISBN, 16:1-2:Pervenit autem in Derben et Lystram. Et ecce discipulus quidam erat ibi nomine Timotheus, filius mulieris Iudaeae fidelis, patre autem Graeco; huic testimonium reddebant, qui in Lystris erant et Iconii fratres.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
References
- “Timotheus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Timotheus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.