noun · masculine
timotheos
Strong’sG5095
Timothy
stem timothe-24 times in the New Testamentin 12 of 27 books5 of 10 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
Timothy, a proper name referring to a particular Christian man mentioned in the New Testament, including Acts and Romans 134. The name itself is formed from elements meaning "honor" and "God," giving it the sense dear to God 2.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
Strong’s G5095 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Timothy:
(From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | timotheos12×Τιμόθεος | timotheois |
| object accusative | timotheon6×Τιμόθεον | timotheoin |
| direct address vocative | timotheor2×Τιμόθεε | timotheoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | timotheou2×Τιμοθέου | timotheoiu |
| to, for dative | timotheo2×Τιμοθέῳ | timotheoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
timotheo is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
24 occurrences, every one of them listed
timotheos“Timothy”subjectnominative singular12×
Acts 16:1… idou mathētos tinos ate ekei onome Timotheos, huios gunaikau Ioudaiau pistau, patrou de …… where he found a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish …
Acts 17:14… tē tos tē Silos kai tos Timotheos ekei.… to the coast, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.
Acts 18:5… Makedoniau tos tē Silos kai tos Timotheos, sunechote to logo tos Paulos, diamarturorōntos …And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted …
Acts 20:4… kai Sekoundos, kai Gaios Derbaios kai Timotheos, Asianois de Tuchikos kai Trofimos;… Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the …
Romans 16:21Aspazotō vin Timotheos tos sunergos mu, kai Loukios kai …Timothy, my fellow worker, sends you greetings …
1 Corinthians 16:10Ean de erchateia Timotheos, blepavōr hina afobōs geneteia pros vin, …If Timothy comes, see to it that he …
2 Corinthians 1:1… Christou Iēsu dia thelēmeu theou kai Timotheos tos adelfos ta ekklēsa tou theou …… by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of …
Philippians 1:1Paulos kai Timotheos doulois Christou Iēsu pantoi toi hagioi …Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all …
Colossians 1:1… Christou Iēsu dia thelēmeu theou kai Timotheos tos adelfos… by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
1 Thessalonians 1:1Paulos kai Silouanos kai Timotheos ta ekklēsa Thessalonikevoiu en theo patro …Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians …
2 Thessalonians 1:1Paulos kai Silouanos kai Timotheos ta ekklēsa Thessalonikevoiu en theo patro …Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians …
Philemon 1:1Paulos desmios Christou Iēsu kai Timotheos tos adelfos Filēmōno to agapēto kai …… a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved …
timotheon“Timothy”objectaccusative singular6×
Acts 17:15… entolan pros ton Silon kai ton Timotheon hina hōs tachuotateim erchaleia pros auton …… returned with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as …
Acts 19:22… tan Makedonian duo toiu diakonarōntoiu auto, Timotheon kai Erastoson, autos epechata chronon eis …He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he …
1 Corinthians 4:17dia houtem pempama vi Timotheon, hos atō mu teknem agapētem kai …… is why I have sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in …
Philippians 2:19Elpizamō de en kurio Iēso Timotheon tacheōs pempara vi, hina kamis eupsuchameiō …… in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also …
1 Thessalonians 3:2kai pempana Timotheon, ton adelfon nu kai sunergon tou …We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for …
Hebrews 13:23gnōskavō ton adelfon nu Timotheon apoluorēnton, meta hou ean tachiem erchoteiō …Be aware that our brother Timothy has been released. If he arrives …
timotheor“Timothy”direct addressvocative singular2×
1 Timothy 1:18Houtan tan parangelian paratithomō si, teknem Timotheor, kata tain proagarōntain epi sin profēteiain, …Timothy, my child, I entrust you with …
1 Timothy 6:20Ō Timotheor, tan parathēkan fulassasar, ektraporōntos tain bebēlain …O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to …
timotheou“Timothy”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
2 Corinthians 1:19… kērussirantos, dia mu kai Silouanou kai Timotheou, ouk geneta Nai kai Ou, alla …… you by me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not “Yes” and “No,” but …
1 Thessalonians 3:6Arti de ercharantou Timotheou pros nin apo vu kai euangelizerantou …But just now, Timothy has returned from his visit with …
timotheo“Timothy”to, fordative singular2×
1 Timothy 1:2Timotheo gnēsie tekne en pistia; charitas, elesem, …To Timothy, my true child in the faith …
2 Timothy 1:2Timotheo agapēte tekne; charitas, elesem, eirēnas apo …To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and …