Τίτος G5103
Titus — a proper name referring primarily to Paul's Gentile co-worker and, in one textual variant, to Titius Justus.
Titos is the Greek form of the Latin name Titus, most prominently designating Paul's trusted companion and apostolic delegate. Though absent from Acts' narrative of Paul's journeys, Titus appears frequently in the Corinthian correspondence as Paul's envoy to that troubled church (2 Cor 2:13; 7:6, 13; 8:6, 16, 23) and as the recipient of a pastoral letter concerning his work in Crete (Titus 1:4). A single occurrence in Acts 18:7 reflects a textual variant where some manuscripts read 'Titius Justus' rather than 'Justus,' possibly indicating a distinct individual — a God-fearing Roman whose house adjoined the Corinthian synagogue.
Senses
1. Titus (companion of Paul) — The proper name Titus (Greek Τίτος), Paul's Gentile co-worker whom he calls 'my true child in a common faith' (Titus 1:4). Titus served as Paul's delegate to Corinth during the collection crisis (2 Cor 8:6, 16, 23) and later oversaw the churches of Crete. The name is consistently transliterated across languages — Spanish 'Títos,' Hindi 'titos,' Arabic 'tīṭus' — confirming a stable proper-noun referent with no semantic drift across the 13 occurrences. 13×
AR["إلى-تيطُسَ","تيطُس","تيطُسَ","تيطُسُ"]·ben["তিতুস","তিতুসকে;","তীত","তীতকে","তীতকে,","তীতাসকে","তীতের,","তীতের।","তীতোস"]·DE["Titius"]·EN["Titos","of-Titos","to-Titos"]·FR["Tite","Τίτον","Τίτος","Τίτῳ"]·heb["טִיטוֹס","לְטִיטוֹס"]·HI["तितोस","तितोस-को,","तितोस;","तीतुस","तीतुस-के","तीतुस-ने","तीतुस-से"]·ID["Titus","kepada-Titus,"]·IT["Tito"]·jav["Dhumateng-Titus,","Titus","Titus;"]·KO["디도","디도-는","디도-에게","디도가","디도를","디도를;","디도의"]·PT["Tito","a-Tito","a-Títos,","de-Tito"]·RU["Тит","Тита","Титоса","Титосе","Титосом","Титу"]·ES["Títos","a-Títos","de-Títos"]·SW["Tito","Tito,","Tito?","kwa-Tito","kwa-Tito,","wa-Tito.","ya-Tito,"]·TR["Titus","Titus'a","Titus'a,","Titus'u","Titus'un","gerçek","kardeşi-"]·urd["تیطس","تیطس-سے","تیطس-نے","طِطُس","طِطُس-سے","طِطُس-کی","طِطُس-کے","ٹٹس","ٹٹس-کو"]
2 Cor 2:13, 2 Cor 7:6, 2 Cor 7:13, 2 Cor 7:14, 2 Cor 8:6, 2 Cor 8:16, 2 Cor 8:23, 2 Cor 12:18, 2 Cor 12:18, Gal 2:1, Gal 2:3, 2 Tim 4:10 (+1 more)
2. Titius (variant personal name) — A variant proper name Titius (Greek Τίτιος), appearing only at Acts 18:7 in certain manuscript traditions. This refers to Titius Justus, a God-fearer in Corinth whose house was next to the synagogue. The textual variation is reflected in translation diversity: some languages render it identically to sense 1, while others (e.g., Spanish 'Títios,' German 'Τιτίου') preserve the distinct spelling, suggesting early scribal awareness that this may be a different individual from Paul's companion. 1×
AR["تِيتُوسَ"]·ben["তীতিয়"]·DE["Τιτίου"]·EN["Titios"]·FR["Tite"]·heb["טִיטִיוֹס"]·HI["तीतियुस"]·ID["Titius"]·IT["Tito"]·jav["Titius"]·KO["디디오"]·RU["Тития"]·ES["Títios"]·SW["Titio"]·TR["Titius"]·urd["تیتیُس"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Τίτος, -ου, ὁ Titus; __1. St. Paul's disciple and companion: 2Co.2:13 7:6 7:13-14 8:6 8:16 8:23 12:18, Gal.2:1, 3, 2Ti.4:10, Tit.1:4, subscr., Rec. (Τῖτος). __2. One surnamed Justus: Act.18:7, RV (T, WH, Τίτιος).† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)