International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Antiochus

an-ti'-o-kus (Antiochos; A, Antimachos (1 Macc 12:16)): The father of Numenius, who in company with Antipater, son of Jason, was sent by Jonathan on an embassy to the Romans and...

Antiochus I

an-ti'-o-kus (Antiochos Soter, "savior"): born 323 BC; died 261, son of Seleucus Nicator. He fell in love with his stepmother, Stratonike, and became very ill. His father, when ...

Antiochus Ii

Surnamed Theos (Theos, "god"): Son and successor of Antiochus (261-246 BC). He made a successful war on Ptolemy Philadelphus of Egypt, but was obliged to buy peace in 250 by div...

Antiochus Iii

(Megas, "The Great," mentioned in 1 Macc 1:10; 8:6-8): Son of Seleucus Kallinikos; succeeded to the throne of Syria in 222 BC; put to death his general, Hermeas, and then led an...

Antiochus Iv; Antiochus Epiphanes

(Epiphanes, e-pif'-a-naz, "Illustrious"): Son of Antiochus III who became king after his brother, Seleucus IV, had been murdered by Heliodorus. As a boy Antiochus lived at Rome ...

Antiochus V

(Eupator, "Nobleborn"): Son and successor to Antiochus Epiphanes, ascended the throne as a mere boy (163-161 BC) under the guardianship of Lysias, who led an expedition to the r...

Antiochus Vi

(Surnamed Theos (Theos), or, according to coins, Dionysus Epiphanes): Was the son of Alexander Balas, who claimed to be the son of Antiochus Epiphanes. Alexander left the throne...

Antiochus Vii

(Surnamed Sidetes, Sidetes, after Sida in Pamphylia, where he was educated): Younger son of Demetrius Soter and brother of Demetrius Nicator, whose wife, Cleopatra, he married w...

Antipas

an'-ti-pas (Antipas): The name is an abbreviation of Antipater:(1) A name of Herod "the tetrarch" (in Jos), son of Herod the Great, the brother of Archelaus (Mt 14:1;Lu 3:1;9:7;...

Antipater

an-tip'-a-ter (Antipatros): One of two envoys sent by the senate of the Jews to the Romans and Spartans (1 Macc 12:16; 14:22).

Antipatris

an-tip'-a-tris (Antipatris): Is mentioned in Scripture only once, in connection with the descent of Paul from Jerusalem to Caesarea (Ac 23:31). References will be found in Ant, ...

Antiquity

Antonia

an-to'-ni-a. SeeJERUSALEM.

Antothijah

an-to-thi'-ja. SeeANTHOTHIJAH.

Antothite

an'-toth-it: the King James Version form ofANATHOTHITE(which see) (thus the Revised Version (British and American)) (1Ch 11:28;12:3).

Anub

a'-nub (`anubh, "ripe"): A descendant of Judah and son of Hakkoz (the King James Version Coz)1Ch 4:8.

Anus

a'-nus. SeeANNUS(Apocrypha).

Anvil

an'-vil (pa`am): The word is used only once to mean anvil. The passage (Isa 41:7) refers to the custom still very common of workmen encouraging each other at their work. SeeCRAF...

Apace

a-pas' ("at a pace"): With "come,"2Sa 18:25; "flee,"Jer 46:5, for "rapidly," "hastily," "fast," corresponding to a Hebrew idiom that adds emphasis or intensity to an idea by rep...

Apame

a-pa'-me, ap'-a-me (Apame): A concubine of Darius and a daughter of Bartacus the Illustrious, whose behavior to the king is referred to in a speech of Zerubbabel before the king...

Apart

a-part' (badh, "separation," i.e. alone, by oneself; niddah, "uncleanness" i.e. something put away: "an abomination"): InZec 12:12-14the former word is used eleven times with po...

Ape

ap (qoph): The word occurs only in the two parallel passages (1Ki 10:22;2Ch 9:21) in which the magnificence of Solomon is illustrated by the things which are brought to him from...

Apelles

a-pel'-ez (Apelles): A Christian at Rome to whom Paul sends greetings (Ro 16:10). He is described by Paul as "the, approved in Christ," i.e. "that approved Christian" (Denney). ...

Aphaerema

a-fer'-e-ma (Aphairema and Apherema; the King James Version Apherema). One of three districts taken from Samaria and added to Judea by Demetrius Nicator (1 Macc 11:34). Compare ...

Apharsathchites; Apharsachites

af-ar-sath'-kits, a-far'-sak-its ('apharcathkhaye'): A tribe living in Samaria that protested against the rebuilding of the Temple, and brought their complaint to Darius (Ezr 4:...

Apharsites

a-far'-sits ('apharcaye'): A tribe transferred to Samaria by Asnappar of Assyria (Ezr 4:9). Rawlinson identifies them with theAPHARSACHITES(which see), taking Apharsites to be a...

Aphek

a'-fek ('apheq, "fortress"; Aphek):(1) InJos 12:18we should probably read with the Septuagint "the king of Aphek in Sharon." This may correspond to Aphek in1Sa 4:1. It was a roy...