English Explanatory Dictionary

Timaeus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/taɪˈmiːəs/

Word forms

Timaeus

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).

Related words

Timaean Timaic

Translations

Bulgarian: Тимей French: Timée Ancient Greek: Τῑ́μαιος Italian: Timeo Latin: Tīmaeus Romanian: Timeu Russian: Тиме́й
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