Person New Testament
Eunice
Eunice was the mother of Timothy and a Jewish believer. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 2 Timothy 1:5.
Why it matters. Mother of Timothy; a Jewish believer.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Eunice
Eunice was the mother of Timothy, a young Christian leader and companion of Paul (2Ti.1.5). She was a Jewish believer married to a Greek man (Act.16.1). Eunice, along with her mother Lois, had a sincere faith that greatly influenced Timothy's spiritual development (2Ti.1.5). Paul's mention of Eunice's faith suggests that she played a significant role in Timothy's early education in the Scriptures and his growth as a Christian (2Ti.3.15).
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
2 Timothy (1 verse)