Timotheus is a masculine given name. It is a latinized version of the

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name (Timόtheos) meaning "one who honours God", from τιμή "honour" and θεός "god"., . The English version ''

Timothy Timothy is a masculine name. It comes from the Greek language, Greek name (Timotheus (disambiguation), Timόtheos) meaning "honouring God", "in God's honour", or "honoured by God". Timothy (and its variations) is a common name in several countries ...

'' (and its variations) is a common name in several countries.

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Timotheus of Miletus Timotheus of Miletus (; c. 446 – 357 BC) was a Ancient Greece, 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 Spartans and Athens, Athenia ...

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

Timotheus (general) Timotheus (; 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 considered that Timotheus ...

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

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

, 4th century BC Greek sculptor who took part in the building of Mausoleum of Maussollos * Timotheus of Heraclea, 4th century BC ruler of Heraclea Pontica, and the son of the tyrant Clearchus of Heraclea * Timotheus (aulist), a late 4th century BC musician at the court of Alexander the Great * Timotheus (Ammon), 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, 1st century AD Christian leader *

Timotheus of Gaza Timotheus of Gaza (), sometimes referred to as Timothy of Gaza, was a Greek Christian grammarian active during the reign of Anastasius, i.e. 491–518. His works became very popular within the Byzantine and Arabic scientific literature. Life an ...

, 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 The Coptic Orthodox Church (), also known as the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria, is an Oriental Orthodox Churches, Oriental Orthodox Christian church based in Egypt. The head of the church and the Apostolic see, See of Alexandria i ...

does not recognize the third Timothy. *

Daumantas of Pskov Daumantas, Domantas or Dovmont (; Christian name: ''Timothy'' (Тимофей); died 20 May 1299) was Prince of Pskov from 1266 to 1299. During his term in office, Pskov became '' de facto'' independent from Novgorod. He is venerated as a sai ...

, also known as Timotheus of Pskov, 13th Century AD patron saint of the city of Pskov

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Léal Souvenir ''Léal Souvenir'' (also known as ''Timotheus'' or ''Portrait of a Man'') is a small oil painting, oil-on-oak panel painting, panel portrait by the Early Netherlandish painting, Early Netherlandish painter Jan van Eyck, dated 1432. The sitter ...

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

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