Timotheus is a masculine male name. It is a latinized version of the Greek name (Timόtheos) mmeaning "one who honours God", from τιμή "honour" and θεός "god"., . The English version '' Timothy'' (and its variations) is a common name in several countries.

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Timotheus of Miletus Timotheus of Miletus ( grc, Τιμόθεος ὁ Μιλήσιος; c. 446 – 357 BC) was a Greek musician and dithyrambic poet, an exponent of the "new music." He added one or more strings to the lyre, whereby he incurred the displeasure of the S ...

, 5th century BC Greek poet and musician at the court of Archelaus I of Macedon *

Timotheus (general) Timotheus ( el, Τιμόθεος; died 354 BC) was a Greek statesman and general who sought to revive Athenian imperial ambitions by making Athens dominant in a Second Athenian League. He was the son of the Athenian general, Conon. Isocrates con ...

4th century BC, Athenian statesman and general, son of the general Conon *

Timotheus (sculptor) Timotheus ( el, Τιμόθεος; born in Epidaurus; died in Epidaurus, c. 340 BC) was a Greek sculptor of the 4th century BC, one of the rivals and contemporaries of Scopas of Paros, among the sculptors who worked for their own fame on th ...

, 4th century BC Greek sculptor who took part in the building of Mausoleum of Maussollos *

Timotheus of Heraclea Timotheus (in Greek Tιμoθεoς, ''Timotheos''; died 338 BC) was son of Clearchus, the tyrant of Heraclea on the Euxine (Black Sea). After the death of his father in 353 BC, he succeeded to the sovereignty, under the guardianship, at first, of hi ...

, 4th century BC ruler of Heraclea Pontica, and the son of the tyrant Clearchus of Heraclea *

Timotheus (aulist) Timotheus ( el, Τιμόθεος) was a famous '' aulos'' player from Thebes, who flourished in Macedon during the reigns of Philip II and Alexander the Great. He later accompanied Alexander in his campaigns. After his death, a story about the effe ...

, a late 4th century BC musician at the court of Alexander the Great *

Timotheus (Ammon) Timothy ( el, Τιμόθεος ''Timótheos'') was an Ammonite general of the mid 2nd century BCE of the Seleucid Empire. He fought during the Maccabee campaigns of 163 BC against the Jews of Ammon and Gilead, and eventually the Maccabee rebel army ...

, a 2nd century BC Ammonite opponent of Judas Maccabeus * Timotheus of Tralles, 2nd century BC, victor of the 163 Ancient Olympic Games at Stadion *

Saint Timotheus In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Catholic, Eastern Ortho ...

, 1st century AD Christian leader *

Timotheus of Gaza Timotheus of Gaza ( el, Τιμόθεος ὁ Γαζαῖος), sometimes referred to as Timothy of Gaza, was a Greek grammarian active during the reign of Anastasius, i.e. 491–518. He is the author of a book on animals which may have been one o ...

, 5th century AD Greek grammarian active during the reign of Anastasius * Pope Timotheus I of Alexandria, 4th century bishop * Pope Timotheus II of Alexandria, also known as Timotheus Aelurus, 5th century AD monophysite bishop * Timotheus Salophakiolos, known as Timotheus III, the Greek Orthodox patriarch of Alexandria from 460475 and again from 477 until his death in 485. * Timotheus IV of Alexandria, a bishop in the 6th century. Also known as Timothy III, since the Coptic Church does not recognize the third Timothy. * Daumantas of Pskov, also known as Timotheus of Pskov, 13th Century AD patron saint of the city of Pskov

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* Léal Souvenir, a 1432 portrait by Jan van Eyck alternately known as ''Timotheus''

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