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Second Epistle to Timothy

Second Epistle to Timothy

9.9
A short letter from Paul giving advice about leading churches and staying faithful
  • proper noun
translation icon : Segunda Epístola a Timoteo
  • The Second Epistle to Timothy offers personal advice to its young recipient about leadership and faith.

Examples

  • In his sermon, the pastor referenced the Second Epistle to Timothy to emphasize the importance of endurance.

  • Scholars often study the Second Epistle to Timothy to gain insight into early Christian ministry.

  • The Second Epistle to Timothy emphasizes the importance of faith.

  • Have you read the Second Epistle to Timothy this week?

  • In his sermon, the pastor referenced the Second Epistle to Timothy to emphasize the importance of endurance.

  • Scholars often study the Second Epistle to Timothy to gain insight into early Christian ministry.

  • The Second Epistle to Timothy offers personal advice to its young recipient about leadership and faith.

Synonyms

Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy
vsSecond Epistle to Timothy
9.9

A short Bible letter from Paul giving advice and encouragement to Timothy

is the common concise title used in modern references
II Timothy
vsSecond Epistle to Timothy
8.2

A book in the New Testament written by Paul to Timothy giving advice about church leaders and church care

is written out in words rather than using Roman numerals

Surface Forms

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Morphology

2nd + epistle + to + Timothy

The phrase is fully compositional: 'Second' marks sequence, 'epistle' means a letter, and 'to Timothy' identifies the recipient, so the meaning 'the second letter addressed to Timothy' is directly derivable from the parts. This book-naming pattern (ordinal + epistle/letter + recipient) is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will grasp the meaning.

Etymology

Second Epistle to Timothy literally means the second epistle, or 'second letter', to Timothy. It is the name of a short book in the Christian Bible where Paul gives personal advice about faith and church leadership.