Timothys father was a of the gentile nation.The disciples knew he was a gentile not an Israelite. *[[Act 16:1]] KJV* Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek: *[[Act 16:3]] KJV* Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek. Greek h1. G1672 Original: *Ἕλλην* Transliteration: *Hellēn* Phonetic: *hel-lane* *Thayer Definition*: # a Greek either by nationality, whether a native of the main land or of the Greek islands or colonies # in a wider sense the name embraces all nations not Jews that made the language, customs, and learning of the Greeks their own; the primary reference is to a difference of religion and worship Origin: from [[d 1671]] TDNT entry: 10:24,2 Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine *Strongs Definition*: From [[G1671]]; a _Hellen_ (_Grecian_) or inhabitant of Hellas; by extension a _Greek speaking_ person, especially a _non-Jew:_ - Gentile, Greek.
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