Gender Masculine
Scripts Τιμαῖος (Ancient Greek)
Meaning & History
Latinized form of the Greek name τιμάω (timao) meaning "to honour" [1] . This is the name of one of Plato's dialogues, featuring Timaeus and Socrates. Timaeus is also the name of a person mentioned briefly in the New Testament (Mark 10:46).
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Sources & References
- Liddell, Scott and Jones. An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, entry tima/w, available from https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0058%3Aentry%3Dtima%2Fw.
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Entry updated May 26, 2026