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Definition of I timothy
1. Noun. A New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters.
Generic synonyms: Epistle
Group relationships: New Testament
Lexicographical Neighbors of I Timothy
Literary usage of I timothy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1910)
"Yet between Ephesians and i timothy there is a gulf in feeling. ... At nearly
every point where i timothy fails to meet the test, Ii timothy succeeds. ..."
2. A Biblical Introduction by William Henry Bennett, Walter Frederic Adeney (1907)
"i timothy. 3, 2 Timothy. 1. Genuineness 4. Titus. These three epistles are so
closely associated, and resemble one another in so many respects, ..."
3. The Works of Joseph Butler, D.C.L.: Divided Into Sections; with Sectional by Joseph Butler (1896)
"i TIMOTHY ii. i, 2. § I. The text viewed as against (a) insurrection, (b) oppression
by the state. IT is impossible to describe the general end which ..."