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Lois
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
The maternal grandmother of Timothy. She is commended by Paul for her faith (2 Tim. 1:5).
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Smith's Bible Dictionary · 1863
(agreeable), the grandmother of Timothy, and doubtless the mother of his mother, Eunice. (2 Timothy 1:5) It seems likely that Lois had resided long at Lystra; and almost certain that from her, as well as from Eunice, Timothy obtained his intimate knowledge of the Jewish Scriptures. (2 Timothy 3:15) (A.D. before 64.)
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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
LOIS, the grandmother of Timothy. 2 Tim 1:5.
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · 1869
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Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
LOIS, the grandmother of Timothy. 2 Tim 1:5. LOOKED means, in Acts 28:6, "expected"