Eunice (Mother of Timothy

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• Eunice — f English: from a Late Greek name composed of the elements eu well, good + nikē victory. It is mentioned in the New Testament as the name of the mother of Timothy, who introduced him to Christianity (2 Timothy 1: 5). This reference led to the… …   First names dictionary

• Eunice — Mother of Timothy, who was converted from Judaism and gave her son instruction in the Christian faith (2 Tim. 1:5; 3:14–15) …   Dictionary of the Bible

• Eunice —    Happily conquering, the mother of Timothy, a believing Jewess, but married to a Greek (Acts 16:1). She trained her son from his childhood in the knowledge of the Scriptures (2 Tim. 3:15). She was distinguished by her unfeigned faith …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

• Eunice — is a feminine given name, from the Greek Ευνίκη, Euníkē , from eú , good, and níkē , victory. Eunice may also refer to: * Eunice, Louisiana, U.S. * Eunice, Missouri, U.S. * Eunice, New Mexico, U.S. * Eunice, the mother of Saint Timothy * Eunice,… …   Wikipedia

• Timothy Shriver — Infobox Person image size = 150px name = Timothy Perry Shriver caption = birth date = birth date and age|1959|8|29 birth place = Boston, Massachusetts occupation = chairman of Special Olympics predecessor = successor = residence = Chevy Chase, MD …   Wikipedia

• Timothy — Infobox Saint name=Saint Timothy birth date=c 17 death date=c 80 feast day= Eastern Christianity: 22 January West: 26 January (Roman Catholic Church, Lutheranism) 24 January (General Roman Calendar from 13th century to 1969) venerated in=Roman… …   Wikipedia

• Timothy — 1) An Ammonite officer with the Syrian army who opposed Judas Maccabaeus (164 BCE) and was killed (1 Macc. 5:6–8). 2) A devoted younger assistant to Paul mentioned in the epistles of Paul and in Acts. He was much involved with the Thessalonian… …   Dictionary of the Bible

• Timothy —    Honouring God, a young disciple who was Paul s companion in many of his journeyings. His mother, Eunice, and his grandmother, Lois, are mentioned as eminent for their piety (2 Tim. 1:5). We know nothing of his father but that he was a Greek… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

• First Epistle to Timothy — The First Epistle to Timothy is one of three letters in New Testament of the Bible often grouped together as the Pastoral Epistles. (The others are Second Timothy and Titus.) The letter, traditionally attributed to Saint Paul, consists mainly of… …   Wikipedia

• 2 Timothy 1 — 1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus, 2 To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. 3 I thank God, whom I… …   The King James version of the Bible

• Jewess —    A woman of Hebrew birth, as Eunice, the mother of Timothy (Acts 16:1; 2 Tim. 1:5), and Drusilla (Acts 24:24), wife of Felix, and daughter of Herod Agrippa I …   Easton's Bible Dictionary