Timaeus

English

Etymology

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).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taɪˈmiːəs/

Proper noun

Timaeus

1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
2. One of the dialogues written by Athenian philosopher Plato around 360 BC.

Related terms

• Timaean
• Timaic

Translations

male given name from Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek: Τῑ́μαιος m (Tī́maios) Bulgarian: Тимей m (Timej) French: Timée m Gothic: 𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌿𐍃 m (Teimaius) Italian: Timeo m Latin: Tīmaeus m Romanian: Timeu m

Platonic dialogue

Ancient Greek: Τῑ́μαιος m (Tī́maios) Bulgarian: Тимей m (Timej) French: Timée m Italian: Timeo m Latin: Tīmaeus m Romanian: Timeu m Russian: Тиме́й (Timéj)

Further reading

• Timaeus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Timaeus (dialogue) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia