The Apostolic Age · AD 4–70
Eunice
fl. c. 50 (death unrecorded) · Mother of Timothy · Lystra, Lycaonia
The Apostolic Age
Who Eunice was
“A Jewess which believed,” married to a Greek — the mixed household of Lystra from which Timothy came. Luke notes her faith at Timothy’s recruitment; Paul names her beside her mother Lois as the source of Timothy’s “unfeigned faith,” and credits the pair with teaching him the scriptures “from a child.” The mother whose home-schooling in the sacred writings produced the first bishop of Ephesus.
Also listed in women.
Common questions
When was Eunice active?
Eunice is dated fl. c. 50 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Eunice in the Apostolic Age (AD 4–70). The dating is traditional and approximate; the archive marks it as uncertain rather than fixing a year the sources do not give.
Which early sources mention Eunice?
Eunice is named in 2 primary-source passages catalogued here, drawn from Paul of Tarsus and Luke. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Eunice from?
The archive associates Eunice with Lystra, Lycaonia. The sources record more than one location, so the places are listed in the order the record moves through them.
Who were Eunice’s contemporaries?
The archive links Eunice to 3 other figures, including Lois, Timothy of Lystra and Paul of Tarsus. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.
Scripture record
Primary-source mentions (2)
Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
2 Timothy 1:5 (named)
c. AD 67The unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice.Paul of Tarsus · read ↗
Acts 16:1
c. AD 85…a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek.Luke · read ↗
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 30 · Crucifixion, Resurrection and Pentecost, AD 30–33
- AD 44 · Persecution under Herod Agrippa I, AD 44
- AD 49 · The Council of Jerusalem, AD 49
- AD 57 · Paul writes Romans, AD 57
- AD 62 · James the Just stoned, AD 62
- AD 64 · The Great Fire and Nero’s persecution, AD 64
Place
Places served
The 2 places the sources put Eunice, in the order the record moves through them. This is what the sources attest, not a reconstructed route.