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Strong's G5095 Τιμόθεος (timotheos)

Timotheos means “Timothy” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H5095 — nahal (“carry”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G5095
Language Greek
Linked Usages 47
Books 15

Strong's G5095 Quick Answer

Strong's G5095 Τιμόθεος (Timotheos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. Timotheos (tee-moth'-eh-os) n/p. 1. dear to God 2. Timotheus, a Christian It has 47 linked Bible usages across 15 books. Visible English usage signals include timotheus, god, and timothy. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
Timotheos (tee-moth'-eh-os) n/p. 1. dear to God 2. Timotheus, a Christian
Usage
47 linked usages
Books
15 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
timotheus, god, and timothy

Meaning and Definition

Timotheos (tee-moth'-eh-os) n/p. 1. dear to God 2. Timotheus, a Christian [from G5092 and G2316] KJV: Timotheus, Timothy Root(s): G5092, G2316

Original Word
Τιμόθεος
Transliteration
Timotheos
Derivation
Root: θεός R1: 5092 R2: 2316
Morphology
Name Person

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5095. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's G5095 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Timotheos, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Timotheus Acts 16:1 12× God 2 Corinthians 1:1 Timothy 1 Timothy 1:18

How Strong's G5095 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes New Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is New Testament with 28 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G5095 (Τιμόθεος) appears 19 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G5095 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G5095 in the New Testament

28 indexed usages in New Testament.

Acts 16:1 KJV

Then came he 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 17:14 KJV

And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.

Acts 17:15 KJV

And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they departed.

Strong's G5095 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

1 indexed usage in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 10:9 Septuagint / Brenton

He was a giant hunter before the Lord God; therefore they say, As Nimrod the giant hunter before the Lord.

Strong's G5095 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

18 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Maccabees 5:6 Septuagint / Brenton

Afterward he passed over to the children of Ammon, where he found a mighty power, and much people, with Timothy their captain.

1 Maccabees 5:11 Septuagint / Brenton

and they are preparing to come and take the fortress where unto we are fled, Timothy being captain of their host.

1 Maccabees 5:34 Septuagint / Brenton

Then the host of Timothy, knowing that it was Maccabeus, fled from him: wherefore he smote them with a great slaughter; so that there were killed of them that day about eight thousand men.

Usage Excerpts

First 47 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5095.

Genesis 10:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He was a giant hunter before the Lord God; therefore they say, As Nimrod the giant hunter before the Lord.
Acts 16:1 New Testament, KJV
Then came he 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 17:14 New Testament, KJV
And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.
Acts 17:15 New Testament, KJV
And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they departed.
Acts 18:5 New Testament, KJV
And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.
Acts 19:22 New Testament, KJV
So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.
Acts 20:4 New Testament, KJV
And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.
Romans 16:21 New Testament, KJV
Timotheus my workfellow, and Lucius, and Jason, and Sosipater, my kinsmen, salute you.
1 Corinthians 4:17 New Testament, KJV
For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.
1 Corinthians 16:10 New Testament, KJV
Now if Timotheus come, see that he may be with you without fear: for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also do.
2 Corinthians 1:1 New Testament, KJV
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:
2 Corinthians 1:19 New Testament, KJV
For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea.
Philippians 1:1 New Testament, KJV
Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
Philippians 2:19 New Testament, KJV
But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timotheus shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state.
Colossians 1:1 New Testament, KJV
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother,
1 Thessalonians 1:1 New Testament, KJV
Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 3:2 New Testament, KJV
And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:
1 Thessalonians 3:6 New Testament, KJV
But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you:
2 Thessalonians 1:1 New Testament, KJV
Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
1 Timothy 1:2 New Testament, KJV
Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
1 Timothy 1:18 New Testament, KJV
This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;
1 Timothy 6:20 New Testament, KJV
O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:
2 Timothy 1:2 New Testament, KJV
To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
Philemon 1:1 New Testament, KJV
Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer,
Hebrews 13:23 New Testament, KJV
Know ye that our brother Timothy is set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.
1 Maccabees 5:6 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Afterward he passed over to the children of Ammon, where he found a mighty power, and much people, with Timothy their captain.
1 Maccabees 5:11 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and they are preparing to come and take the fortress where unto we are fled, Timothy being captain of their host.
1 Maccabees 5:34 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then the host of Timothy, knowing that it was Maccabeus, fled from him: wherefore he smote them with a great slaughter; so that there were killed of them that day about eight thousand men.
1 Maccabees 5:37 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
After these things gathered Timothy another host, and encamped against Raphon beyond the brook.
1 Maccabees 5:40 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then Timothy said unto the captains of his host, When Judas and his host come near the brook, if he pass over first unto us, we shall not be able to withstand him; for he will mightily prevail against us:
2 Maccabees 8:30 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Moreover of those that were with Timothy and Bacchides, who fought against them, they slew above twenty thousand, and very easily got high and strong holds, and divided among themselves many spoils more, and made the maimed, orphans, widows, yea, and the aged also, equal in spoils with themselves.
2 Maccabees 8:32 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
They slew also Philarches, that wicked person, who was with Timothy, and had annoyed the Jews many ways.
2 Maccabees 9:3 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Now when he came to Ecbatana, news was brought him what had happened unto Nicanor and Timothy.
2 Maccabees 10:24 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Now Timothy, whom the Jews had overcome before, when he had gathered a great multitude of foreign forces, and horses out of Asia not a few, came as though he would take Jewry by force of arms.
2 Maccabees 10:32 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
As for Timothy himself, he fled into a very strong hold, called Gazara, where Chaereas was governor.
2 Maccabees 10:37 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and killed Timothy, that was hidden in a certain pit, and Chaereas his brother, with Apollophanes.
2 Maccabees 12:2 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But of the governors of several places, Timothy, and Apollonius the son of Gennaeus, also Hieronymus, and Demophon, and beside them Nicanor the governor of Cyprus, would not suffer them to be quiet, and live in peace.
2 Maccabees 12:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Now when they were gone from thence nine furlongs in their journey toward Timothy, no fewer than five thousand men on foot and five hundred horsemen of the Arabians set upon him.
2 Maccabees 12:18 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But as for Timothy, they found him not in the places: for before he had dispatched anything, he departed from thence, having left a very strong garrison in a certain hold.
2 Maccabees 12:19 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Howbeit Dositheus and Sosipater, who were of Maccabeus’ captains, went forth, and slew those that Timothy had left in the fortress, above ten thousand men.
2 Maccabees 12:20 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And Maccabeus ranged his army by bands, and set them over the bands, and went against Timothy, who had about him a hundred and twenty thousand men of foot, and two thousand and five hundred horsemen.
2 Maccabees 12:21 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Now when Timothy had knowledge of Judas’ coming, he sent the women and children and the other baggage unto a fortress called Carnaim: for the town was hard to besiege, and uneasy to come unto, by reason of the straitness of all the places.
2 Maccabees 12:24 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Moreover Timothy himself fell into the hands of Dositheus and Sosipater, whom he besought with much craft to let him go with his life, because he had many of the Jews’ parents, and the brethren of some of them, who, if they put him to death, should not be regarded.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5095, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Acts 6 usages, New Testament
Romans 1 usage, New Testament
1 Corinthians 3 usages, New Testament
2 Corinthians 2 usages, New Testament
Philippians 2 usages, New Testament
Colossians 1 usage, New Testament
1 Thessalonians 3 usages, New Testament
2 Thessalonians 1 usage, New Testament
1 Timothy 4 usages, New Testament
2 Timothy 2 usages, New Testament
Philemon 1 usage, New Testament
Hebrews 2 usages, New Testament
1 Maccabees 5 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 13 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G5095 FAQ

What does timotheos (Τιμόθεος) mean?

Timotheos (Strong's G5095) is a Greek word most simply glossed "Timothy". Timotheos (tee-moth'-eh-os) n/p. 1. dear to God 2. Timotheus, a Christian

How many times is timotheos (Τιμόθεος) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 47 linked usages for Strong's G5095 across 15 books.

Where can I study timotheos (Τιμόθεος) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5095 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate timotheos (Τιμόθεος)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as timotheus, god, and timothy. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G5095 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 1 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 18 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G5095, with linked reader references where each row is available.