Etymology

Timaeus

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Today it means: A male given name from Ancient Greek. Full definition →

Latin Tīmaeus ← Ancient Greek Τῑ́μαιος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτῑμάω“honour”
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΤῑ́μαιος
  3. Latin · borrowed fromTīmaeus
  4. English todayTimaeus

From Latin Tīmaeus, from Ancient Greek Τῑ́μαιος (Tī́maios), from Ancient Greek τῑμάω (tīmáō, “honour”, verb). Appears as the name of one of Plato's dialogues. It is also the name of a person mentioned in the New Testament (Mark 10:46).

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