GREEK · G2131
Εὐνίκη
Eunikē — Eunice
Εὐνίκη (Rec. -νείκη), -ης, Eunice, Timothy's mother: 2Ti.1:5.† (AS)
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Eunice
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Historical dictionary entry
Happily conquering, the mother of Timothy, a believing Jewess, but married to a Greek (Acts 16:1). She trained her son from his childhood in the knowledge of the Scriptures (2 Tim. 3:15). She was distinguished by her “unfeigned faith.”
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.