What is "timothy"

Timothy \Tim"o*thy\ (Bible) A disciple and companion of St. Paul. He was the son of a Greek and a Jewess, and his home was either at Derbe, or Lystra in Lycaonia. Paul set him apart as a minister of the new gospel, and after preaching in Macedonia and Achaia, he went, at Paul's request to Ephesus, and accompanied the apostle to Jerusalem. It was to him that the two epistles to Timothy were addressed by the apostle Paul. According to tradition, Timothy suffered martyrdom under Domitian.
--The Student's Cyclopedia, 1897.

Timothy \Tim"o*thy\, n., or Timothy grass \Tim"o*thy grass`\ [From Timothy Hanson, who carried the seed from New England to Maryland about 1720.] (Bot.) A kind of grass ( Phleum pratense) with long cylindrical spikes; -- called also herd's grass, in England, cat's-tail grass, and meadow cat's-tail grass. It is much prized for fodder. See Illustration in Appendix.

masc. proper name, from French Timothée, from Latin Timotheus, from Greek Timotheos, literally "honoring God," from time "honor, respect" (see timocracy) + theos "god" (see theo-).

1747, short for timothy grass (1736), American English name for "cat-tail grass" (Phleum pratense), a native British grass introduced to the American colonies and cultivated there from c.1720. Said since 1765 to be so called for a certain Timothy Hanson, who is said to have promoted it in the Carolinas as an agricultural plant.

n. 1 (taxlink Phleum pratense species noshow=1), (vern timothy-grass pedia=1), native to Europe, but introduced widely and naturalized in US. 2 (taxlink Phleum alpinum species noshow=1), (vern mountain timothy pedia=1), native to North America. 3 Other species of genus ''Phleum''.

1. n. grass with long cylindrical spikes frown in northern United States and Europe for hay [syn: herd's grass, Phleum pratense]

2. a disciple of Saint Paul who became the leader of the Christian community at Ephesus

3. a grass grown for hay

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Timothy ( – 3 April 2004) was a Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise who was thought to be approximately 165 years old at the time of her death. This made her the UK's oldest known resident. In spite of her name, Timothy was female; it was not properly known how to sex tortoises in the 19th century.

Timothy was found aboard a Portuguese privateer in 1854 by Captain John Courtenay Everard, of the Royal Navy. The tortoise served as a mascot on a series of Navy vessels until 1892. She was ship's mascot of HMS Queen during the first bombardment of Sevastopol in the Crimean War (she was the last survivor of this war), then moved to HMS Princess Charlotte followed by HMS Nankin. After her navy service she retired to live out her life on dry land, taken in by the Earl of Devon at his home, Powderham Castle. On her underside was etched the family motto, "Where have I fallen? What have I done?"

In 1926, Timothy's owners decided that he should mate and it was then discovered that "he" was female. Despite this useful information, mating attempts were unsuccessful.

Timothy is buried near the place of her demise at Powderham Castle.

Timothy may refer to:

• Timothy (given name), a common male given name; also a family name
• First Epistle to Timothy, an epistle of the Bible attributed to Paul
• Second Epistle to Timothy, an epistle of the Bible attributed to Paul
• Timothy-grass, a type of a grass
• Timothy (tortoise), famous tortoise of the UK
• "Timothy" (song), early 1970s song by The Buoys
• Timothy Goes to School, a children's animated series produced by Nelvana
• Timothy (telemovie), an Australian television comedy

• Saint Timothy, a 1st-century Christian and figure in the Book of Acts, and the reputed recipient of the two epistles listed above;
• Saint Timothy, a 3rd and 4th-century Christian, bishop of Antioch and martyr mentioned in the Actus Silvestri and buried at San Paolo fuori le Mura in Rome.
• Timothy Dalton (born 1946), a British actor;
• Timothy Hutton (born 1960), an American actor;
• Timothy Olyphant (born 1968), an American actor;
• Timothy Spall (born 1957), an English actor;
• Christopher Timothy (born 1940), a Welsh actor.
• Timothy Drew, Founder of the Moorish Science Temple of America (d. 1929)

• Timothy, Tennessee, an unincorporated town in Overton County, Tennessee
• Timothy Christian School, a school system in Elmhurst, Illinois
• Timothy Christian School, a school in Piscataway, New Jersey
• Chief Timothy camping area/park in southeast Washington

• Tim (disambiguation)
• Timoti (disambiguation)
• Timati
• Tymoshenko

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"Timothy" is a song written by Rupert Holmes and recorded by the Buoys in 1970, presenting the unnerving story of three men trapped in a collapsed mine, two of whom apparently resort to cannibalism against the third (the eponymous character Timothy). The song managed to reach the U.S. Billboard Top 40 chart on April 17, 1971, remaining on the chart for eight weeks, peaking at #17, as listed in The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits by Joel Whitburn. On the U.S. Cash Box Top 100, it spent two weeks at # 13. In Canada, the song reached # 9.

Timothy is a masculine name. It comes from the Greek name (Timotheos) meaning "honouring God", "in God's honour", or "honored by God". It is a common name in several countries, including non- English speaking ones.

In the United States, the name was most popular in the 1960s, ranking 13th among all boy's names. Popularity for the name has since declined with its latest rating of 110th in 2009.

Timothy is an Australian television comedy which first screened on ABC1 in 2014, as part of "Mental As...", to support Mental Health Week.

This single camera comedy was written by Tristram Baumber and directed by Erin White. It follows the story of 35-year-old high-flyer Timothy Garrett, who has returned home to Wollongong following bankruptcy and a mental breakdown during his corporate career in Hong Kong. His mother Melinda becomes his carer, with a little help from her husband, Colin. His therapist, insists the slightest nudge in the wrong direction could tip him over the edge.