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Timotheus

The name Timotheus means “honor of God; valued of God.” Timotheus is mentioned in 24 verses of the Bible, first in Acts 16:1. Also called Timothy.

Family of Timotheus

Mother

Who was Timotheus?

The Greek form of the name of Timothy (Acts 16:1, etc.; the R.V. always “Timothy”).

Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.

Key verses about Timotheus

  • 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:

  • 2 Corinthians 1:19

    For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea.

  • Philippians 1:1

    Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:

  • Colossians 1:1

    Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother,

  • 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.

  • 1 Timothy 6:20

    O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:

Timeline of Timotheus's life

All 24 verses mentioning Timotheus