Who was Timothy?
Who was Timothy? The Book of 1 Timothy: Introduction The Holy Bible includes two letters written by Paul the Apostle to Timothy the Pastor. With this post today we will begin to look closely at the first of these two letters. "Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope, to Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord." 1 Timothy 1:1-2 (ESV) TIMOTHY: Timotheos (dear to God); from time (pronounced "tee-MAY", meaning a value, money, to esteem, dignity) and theos (a deity, a magistrate, by Hebraism very); from tino (to pay a price, as a penalty) Timothy's name literally means "dear to God" or "very dear". The name grew out of a word meaning something valuable , something to be paid. It seems not merely coincidental that the root of Timothy's name and the English word for divisions of day and night appear the same: time.