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<p> (Gr. Λωίς) </p> <p> The word [[Lois]] is of Greek origin, related to λῴων and λῴστος, ‘pleasant,’ ‘desirable.’ Lois was a [[Christian]] believer of [[Lystra]] and the grandmother of Timothy. Her name is mentioned in &nbsp;2 Timothy 1:5 along with [[Eunice]] ( <i> q.v. [Note: quod vide, which see.] </i> ), the mother of Timothy. Probably Lois was a [[Jewess]] and the mother of Eunice, who in &nbsp;Acts 16:1 is described as a believing Jewess who had married a Greek. It is, however, not impossible that Lois may have been the mother-in-law of Eunice and a Gentile, in which case we must assume that she had married a Jew. This theory would account for the fact that both Lois and Eunice are Greek names, and also for the description of Eunice as a Jewess. But it was not uncommon for [[Hellenistic]] Jews to bear purely [[Gentile]] names, and the supposition that Lois was the mother of Eunice is on the whole more probable. </p> <p> The [[Apostle]] refers to her ‘unfeigned faith,’ by which he no doubt means that Lois had accepted Christian faith, and not merely that she cherished the ancient faith of Israel. As we find Eunice described as a ‘Jewess who believed’ on the occasion of St. Paul’s second visit to Lystra, probably both she and Lois were converted on the Apostle’s first visit to the town. Timothy’s knowledge of the [[Hebrew]] [[Scriptures]] to which the Apostle refers (&nbsp;2 Timothy 3:15) was probably due not only to his mother but also to Lois, whom we may regard as a faithful [[Jewish]] matron attached to the ancient hopes of Judaism, and who, influenced by her knowledge of the Scriptures, readily accepted St. Paul’s message on his first visit to Lystra. </p> <p> W. F. Boyd. </p>

<p> '''Lo'is.''' (agreeable). The grandmother of Timothy, and doubtless, the mother of his mother, Eunice. &nbsp;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. &nbsp;2 Timothy 3:15. (A.D. before 64). </p>

<p> <strong> LOIS. </strong> The grandmother of Timothy (&nbsp; 2 Timothy 1:5 ), and probably the mother of Eunice, Timothy’s mother. The name is Greek. The family lived at Lystra (&nbsp; Acts 16:1 ), where St. Paul first made their acquaintance. Lois was a devout Jewess by conviction, who instructed her family diligently in the Holy Scriptures. </p> <p> Morley Stevenson. </p>

<p> A pious Jewess, whose "unfeigned faith" Paul traces in her daughter Eunice, and her grandson Timothy, &nbsp;2 Timothy 1:5 . </p>

<p> (Λωϊ v ς , perh. agreeable), the grandmother of Timothy, not by the side of his father, who was a Greek, but by that of his mother. Hence the [[Syriac]] has "thy mother's mother." She is commended by the apostle Paul for her faith (&nbsp;2 Timothy 1:5); for, although she might not have known that the Christ had come, and that Jesus of [[Nazareth]] was he, she yet believed in the [[Messiah]] to come, and died in that faith. Ante A.D. 64. (See [[Timothy]]). </p>