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)
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.
Oh right, Timótheos. Calling him Timothy makes him sound very modern.
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)
Fascinsting. What’s your background as to this stuff?