Acts 16:1
Then came he 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:
Biblical meaning of the name Timothy
Meaning
“One who honours God”
From the Greek Timotheos (Τιμόθεος): timē (honour) and theos (God). It can be read as “one who honours God” or “honoured by God”; Strong’s lexicon sums it up as “dear to God”.
In the original:Τιμόθεος Timótheos · Strong G5095
Who was Timothy in the Bible?
Timothy was the son of a believing Jewish mother and a Greek father, and learned the Scriptures from childhood with his mother, Eunice, and his grandmother, Lois. Paul took him on his journeys and called him his son in the faith. The two letters to Timothy were written to him while he looked after the church in Ephesus.
Where the name appears
1 Timothy 1:2
Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
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