Lysimachus | Biblia

The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

LYSIMACHUS (PERSON) [Gk Lysimachos (Λυσιμαχος)]. 1. Lysimachus is reported to have composed the additions to the book of Esther (Add Esth 11:1), where he is identified as the son of Ptolemy and a Jerusalemite.2. According to 2 Macc 4:39–42, Lysimachus appropriated sacred vessels from the temple after

Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Lysimachus

LYSIMACHUS1. According to the Additions to Esther, the son of Ptolemy of Jerusalem and translator of the book of Esther into Greek.2. Menelaus appointed his brother Lysimachus to function as his deputy in the high priesthood. He himself had supplanted Jason as high priest. An evil man, Menelaus consented

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible

Lysimachus

Lysimachus (Gk. Lysɩ́machos)1. One of the generals of Alexander the Great (the Diadochi: Ptolemy Lagus, Cassander, Lysimachus, and Antigonus Monophthalmus). He gained control of Phrygia and the Hellespont after the death of Alexander (cf. Josephus Ant. 12.1.1). The generals are symbolized by wings,

Catholic Bible Dictionary

Lysimachus

LYSIMACHUS The name of two men in late Old Testament times.1. The translator of the “Letter of Purim” in Esther (Esth 11:1); he is described as the son of Ptolemy and a resident of Jerusalem.2. The brother of the high priest Menelaus (2 Macc 4:29) who was established by Menelaus in the post of deputy

Smith’s Bible Dictionary

Lysimachus

Lysim´achus, “a son of Ptolemæus of Jerusalem,” the Greek translator of the book of Esther. Comp. Esther 9:20.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

LYSIMACHUS

LYSIMACHUS<li-sim’-a-kus> ([Λυσίμαχος, Lusimachos):1. The son of Ptolemy, of Jerusalem, is named (Additions to Esther 11:1) as the interpreter (translator of the Rest of Esther into Greek). See ESTHER, THE REST OF.2. Brother of Menelaus, a Greek name said by Josephus (Ant., XII, v, 1) to have

Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, Volumes I–III

LYSIMACHUS

LYSI′MACHUS (Λυσίμαχος). 1. An Athenian, father of Aristeides the Just. (Herod. viii. 79; Thuc. i. 91; Plut. Arist. init.)2. Son of Aristeides, and grandson of the preceding, is spoken of as a man himself of an insignificant character, but who received a grant of lands and money, as well as an allowance

The Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible, Volume 3, H–L

Lysimachus

Lysimachus li-sim’uh-kuhs (Λυσίμαχος). (1) One of the Diadochi (Successors) of Alexander the Great. He was granted the province of Thracia in 323 B.C. After Seleucus I defeated Antigonus in 302, Lysimachus received the northern parts of Asia Minor, which made him extraordinarily wealthy. Some years

The International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia, Volumes 1–5

Lysimachus

LYSIMACHUS, lī-simʹa-kus (Λυσίμαχος, Lusímachos):(1) The son of Ptolemy, of Jerus, is named (Ad Est 11:1) as the interpreter (translator of the Rest of Esther into Gr). See Esther, The Rest of.(2) Brother of Menelaus, a Gr name said by Jos (Ant , XII, v, 1) to have been assumed by Onias, the high

All the People in the Bible: An A–Z Guide to the Saints, Scoundrels, and Other Characters in Scripture

Lysimachus

Lysimachus [lī-sim-uh-kus] (Λυσίμαχος, possibly “Separated in Battle”) (1) son of Ptolemy (4), a resident of Jerusalem, who translated a portion of the Apocryphal addition to the book of Esther (Apoc. Esth. 11:1) (2) corrupt brother of the tyrant Menelaus who replaced Jason as high priest (2 Macc.

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