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      9 months ago

      Timótheos was the first bishop of Ephesus, which is now Selçuk, Turkey.

      The Bible passage is allegedly a letter from St Paul to St Timótheos, although most scholars think it was written after Paul’s death.

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          The Bible was famously translated to English during the Reformation.

          Previously (mix of Aramaic and Greek here, you can pick one for either, plus I haven’t included their epithets. Like how nowadays we’re known as Firstname Lastname, at the time you’d have a family name and if you were famous, an epithet like Timos of Athens)

          • Simon Peter: Shimoun Bar Younah
          • Andrew: Andreás
          • James Greater: Iacobus
          • John: Iohannes
          • Phillip: Philippos
          • Bartholomew: Bartholomaios
          • Thomas: Toma
          • Matthew: Matisyahu
          • James Lesser: Yaqub
          • Judas Thaddeus: Yahwada
          • Simon: Sumeon or Simo
          • Judas Iscariot: Yehuda