- Τίτος
- Τίτος, ου, ὁ (Polyb.; Diod S 11, 51, 1; 15, 23, 1; 16, 40, 1 et al.; ins, pap; Jos., Ant. 14, 229f) Titus.① friend and colleague of Paul, mentioned in our lit. only in Paul’s letters. As a Gentile Christian he accompanied Paul to a meeting at Jerusalem; Paul did not have him circumcised, though Judaizers demanded that he do so Gal 2:1, 3. Later he effected a reconciliation betw. Paul and the Corinthian church when the latter seemed lost to the apostle, and he arranged for a collection: 2 Cor 2:13; 7:6, 13f; 8:6, 16, 23; 12:18; subscr.—2 Ti 4:10 mentions a journey of Titus to Dalmatia. Acc. to Tit 1:4 the apostle left him, his γνήσιον τέκνον, behind in Crete to organize the churches there (s. vs. 5); see also title and subscr. of Tit for the name. Τίτον καὶ τὸν Λουκᾶν AcPl Ha 11, 16 (Aa I, 116, 16f); AcPl Ant 13, 13 (Aa I, 237, 1).—AJülicher, RE XIX 1907, 798–800; CBarrett, MBlack Festschr. ’69, 1–18. Lit. s.v. Τιμόθεος (Pölzl 103ff) and Ἰωάν(ν)ης 6.② surnamed Justus Ac 18:7 v.l.; s. Τίτιος.—LGPN I. M-M.
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