Timotheus

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

==People== Timotheus of Miletus, 5th century BC Greek poet and musician at the court of Archelaus I of Macedon Timotheus (general) 4th century BC, Athenian statesman and general, son of the general Conon Timotheus (sculptor), 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, 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