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Timotheus

Timotheus proper noun: timothy, a companion of Paul. (biblical character).

Proper noun

Timotheus

  1. Timothy, a companion of Paul. (biblical character)
    • 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.Acts 16: 1-2

Origin of Timotheus

Borrowed from Latin Tīmotheus.

Questions about Timotheus

What does Timotheus mean?
Timotheus means timothy, a companion of Paul. (biblical character).
What part of speech is Timotheus?
Timotheus is a proper noun.

Words near Timotheus in the dictionary

  1. Timoshenko
  2. Timote
  3. Timotean
  4. Timoteo
  5. Timoteos
  6. Timotheus
  7. timothies
  8. timothy
  9. timothy grass
  10. Timothy syndrome
  11. timourous

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