TIMOTHEUS


Meaning of TIMOTHEUS in English

→ A "captain of the Ammonites," 1 Macc. 5:6 who was defeated on several occasions by Judas Maccabaeus, B.C. 164. 1 Macc. 5:6,11,34-44. He was probably a Greek adventurer.

→ In 2 Macc. a leader named Timetheus is mentioned as having taken part in the invasion of Nicanor, B.C. 166. 2 Macc. 8:30; 9:3.

→ The Greek name of Timothy. (Acts 16:1; 17:14) etc.

Smith's Bible English dictionary.      Английский библейский словарь Смита.