5090. Timaios
Strong's Lexicon
Timaios: Timaeus

Original Word: Τίμαιος
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: Timaios
Pronunciation: tee-MAH-yos
Phonetic Spelling: (tim'-ah-yos)
Definition: Timaeus
Meaning: Timaeus, father of the blind beggar Bartimaeus.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word τιμή (timē), meaning "honor" or "value."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for the Greek name Timaeus, the concept of honor is often represented by the Hebrew word כָּבוֹד (kabod), Strong's Hebrew #3519.

Usage: The name Timaeus is used in the New Testament as a proper noun, specifically as the name of a person. It is most notably associated with Bartimaeus, the blind beggar whom Jesus heals in the Gospel of Mark.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the context of the New Testament, names often carried significant meanings and were sometimes indicative of a person's character or destiny. The name Timaeus, meaning "honor," reflects a cultural appreciation for virtues such as respect and esteem. In the Greco-Roman world, names derived from virtues were common and often reflected the values held by society.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
probably from timaó
Definition
"highly prized," Timaeus, an Isr.
NASB Translation
Timaeus (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5090: Τιμαῖος

Τιμαῖος (טִמְאַי from Chaldean טְמֵא, Hebrew טָמֵא, to be unclean), Τιμαίου, , Timaeus, the name of a man: Mark 10:46.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Timaeus.

Probably of Chaldee origin (compare tame'); Timoeus (i.e. Timay), an Israelite -- Timaeus.

see HEBREW tame'

Forms and Transliterations
Τιμαιου Τιμαίου Timaiou Timaíou
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Englishman's Concordance
Mark 10:46 N-GMS
GRK: ὁ υἱὸς Τιμαίου Βαρτίμαιος τυφλὸς
NAS: the son of Timaeus, was sitting
KJV: Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by
INT: a son of Timaeus Bartimaeus blind

Strong's Greek 5090
1 Occurrence


Τιμαίου — 1 Occ.

















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