Timaeus

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Timaeus

  • /taɪˈmiːəs/

Where it comes from

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).

proper noun

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

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name Platonic dialogue

FrançaisTimée
ItalianoTimeo
RomânăTimeu
РусскийТиме́й Timéj

name male given name from Ancient Greek

FrançaisTimée
ItalianoTimeo
RomânăTimeu

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"Timaeus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/timaeus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Timaeus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/timaeus

Chicago

"Timaeus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/timaeus.

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@misc{timaeus_2026,
  title = {Timaeus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/timaeus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}