Maccabees

...Maccabees, Books of the. There were originally five books of the Maccabees. ... The second gives a history of the Maccabees' struggle from BC 176 to BC 161. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/maccabees.htm - 52k

Nicanor (1 Occurrence)

... ni-ka'-nor, ni'-ka-nor (Nikanor): The son of Patroclus and one of the king's "chief friends" (2 Maccabees 8:9), a Syrian general under Antiochus Epiphanes and ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nicanor.htm - 14k

Greeks (22 Occurrences)

... In the King James Version of the Old Testament Apocrypha "Grecians" and "Greeks" are used without distinction, eg 1 Maccabees 1:10; 6:02; 8:09; 2 Maccabees 4:15 ... biblethesaurus.org/g/greeks.htm - 19k

Grecians (4 Occurrences)

... In the King James Version of the Old Testament Apocrypha "Grecians" and "Greeks" are used without distinction, eg 1 Maccabees 1:10; 6:02; 8:09; 2 Maccabees 4:15 ... biblethesaurus.org/g/grecians.htm - 14k

Demetrius (3 Occurrences)

... His first act was to put to death young Antiochus, his cousin, and his minister Lysias (Appian, Syriac., c. 47; Ant, XII, x, 1; 1 Maccabees 7:1-4; 2 Maccabees... biblethesaurus.org/d/demetrius.htm - 17k

Tryphon

... among the troops of Demetrius II (Nicator), set up the younger son of Balas, Antiochus VI, as claimant to the throne against Demetrius (1 Maccabees 11:39). ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tryphon.htm - 9k

Lacedaemonians

... las-e-de-mo'-ni-anz (Spartidtai; once only Lakedaimonioi, 2 Maccabees 5:9): The inhabitants of Sparta or Lacedaemon with whom the Jews claimed some kinship and ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lacedaemonians.htm - 8k

Epiphanes

... in to settle a quarrel between Onias III and his brother, Jason, the leader of the Hellenizing faction in Jerusalem, and Onias was driven out (2 Maccabees 4:4-6 ... biblethesaurus.org/e/epiphanes.htm - 8k

Apollonius

... Connexion) interrupts his narrative of the year 148 BC to give an account of the different persons who bore this name (1) Son of Thrasaeus (2 Maccabees 3:5 ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apollonius.htm - 8k

Lysias (3 Occurrences)

... collect the revenues which were. not coming in satisfactorily (1 Maccabees 3:32; 2 Maccabees 10:11). According to Josephus (Ant., XII ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lysias.htm - 12k

Menelaus

... The account of 2 Maccabees is more credible-that Menelaus was the brother of the notorious Simon who suggested to the Syrians the plundering of the temple; he ... biblethesaurus.org/m/menelaus.htm - 9k

Philip (37 Occurrences)

... fil'-ip (Philippos, "lover of horses"): (1) The father of Alexander the Great (1 Maccabees 1:1; 6:2), king of Macedonia in 359-336 BC His influence for Greece ... biblethesaurus.org/p/philip.htm - 32k

Numenius

... sent to the Romans, "to the Spartans, and to other places," after his victory in the plain of Hazor (Galilee) over the princes of Demetrius (1 Maccabees 12:1 ... biblethesaurus.org/n/numenius.htm - 7k

Onias

... I, according to Josephus (Ant., XI, viii, 7), the son of Jaddua and father of Simon the Just (ibid., XII, ii, 5; Sirach 50), and, according to 1 Maccabees 12:7 ... biblethesaurus.org/o/onias.htm - 10k

Jason (5 Occurrences)

... (1) Son of Eleazar, sent (161 BC) by Judas Maccabeus with other deputies to Rome "to make a league of amity and confederacy" (1 Maccabees 8:17; Josephus, Ant ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jason.htm - 12k

Judas (42 Occurrences)

... das (Ioudas; Greek form of Hebrew "Judah"): (1) A Levite mentioned in 1 Esdras 9:23 = JUDAH (3). (2) Judas Maccabeus, 3rd son of Mattathias (1 Maccabees 2:4 ... biblethesaurus.org/j/judas.htm - 45k

Gorgias

... gor'-ji-as (Gorgias): A general in the service of Antiochus Epiphanes (1 Maccabees 3:38; 2 Maccabees 8:9). Lysias, who had been left as regent during the ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gorgias.htm - 7k

Modin

... it is called modhi`im, and modhi`ith (Neubauer, Geographie du Talmud, 99)): This place owes its interest to the part it played in the history of the Maccabees. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/modin.htm - 10k

Spartans

... spar'-ta, spar'-tanz (Sparte (1 Maccabees 14:16), Spartiatai; Lacedaemonians (the King James Version 1 Maccabees 12:2, 5, 6, 10, 21; 14:20-23; 15:23; in 2 ... biblethesaurus.org/s/spartans.htm - 7k

Sparta

... spar'-ta, spar'-tanz (Sparte (1 Maccabees 14:16), Spartiatai; Lacedaemonians (the King James Version 1 Maccabees 12:2, 5, 6, 10, 21; 14:20-23; 15:23; in 2 ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sparta.htm - 7k

Mattathias (2 Occurrences)

... MATTATHIAS. mat-a-thi'-as (Mattathias). The persons of this name in the Apocrypha are: (1) Mattathias the father of the Maccabees. See ASMONEANS; MACCABEES. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mattathias.htm - 8k

Antiochus

... an-ti'-o-kus (Antiochos; A, Antimachos (1 Maccabees 12:16)): The father of Numenius, who in company with Antipater, son of Jason, was sent by Jonathan on an ... biblethesaurus.org/a/antiochus.htm - 17k

Jabneh (1 Occurrence)

... 2 Chronicles 26:6). The position of Jabneel was strong and was the scene of many contests, both in the period of the monarchy and that of the Maccabees. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jabneh.htm - 10k

Jabneel (2 Occurrences)

... 2 Chronicles 26:6). The position of Jabneel was strong and was the scene of many contests, both in the period of the monarchy and that of the Maccabees. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jabneel.htm - 11k

Timotheus (24 Occurrences)

... ti-mo'-the-us (Timotheos): (1) A leader of the children of Ammon who was on several occasions severely defeated by Judas Maccabeus (1 Maccabees 5:6;, 34;; 2 ... biblethesaurus.org/t/timotheus.htm - 15k

Macron

... Makron>): Ptolemy Macron who had been appointed by Ptolemy Philmetor VI governor of Cyprus and deserted to Antiochus Epiphanes, king of Syria (2 Maccabees 10:12 ... biblethesaurus.org/m/macron.htm - 7k

Bacchides

... of the latter the rulership over Judea for Aleimus, who, desiring to become high priest, had made false accusations against Judas Maccabee (1 Maccabees 7:8; Ant ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bacchides.htm - 7k

Maccabaeus

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia MACCABAEUS; MACCABEES. mak-a-be'-us (Makkabaios), mak'-a-bez (hoi Makkabaioi): I. PALESTINE UNDER ... biblethesaurus.org/m/maccabaeus.htm - 17k

Ashterothkarnaim

... Amos 6:13). It is identical with Carnion or Carnaim of 1 and 2 Maccabees, a city of Gilead with a temple of Atar-gatis. The name ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ashterothkarnaim.htm - 11k

Ashteroth-karnaim (1 Occurrence)

... Amos 6:13). It is identical with Carnion or Carnaim of 1 and 2 Maccabees, a city of Gilead with a temple of Atar-gatis. The name ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ashteroth-karnaim.htm - 12k

Friends (152 Occurrences)

... FRIENDS; CHIEF FRIENDS. (hoi philoi proton): Expressions used in 1 and 2 Maccabees to designate the favored courtiers of the Antiochi. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/friends.htm - 38k

Chief (696 Occurrences)

... J. Macartney Wilson. FRIENDS; CHIEF FRIENDS. (hoi philoi proton): Expressions used in 1 and 2 Maccabees to designate the favored courtiers of the Antiochi. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/chief.htm - 45k

Arsaces

... ar-sa'-sez ar'-sa-sez (Arsakes): The common name assumed by all the Parthian kings, is mentioned in 1 Maccabees 14:1-3, and in 15:22 in connection with the ... biblethesaurus.org/a/arsaces.htm - 8k

Jonathan (109 Occurrences)

... (16) (Ionathes, 1 Maccabees 2:5; 13-Sep; and Inathan 2 Maccabees 8:22; Swete reads Ionathes): The Maccabee surnamed ... (17) Son of Absalom (1 Maccabees 13:11). ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jonathan.htm - 59k

Gather (251 Occurrences)

... 16:1. "Gather," etc., occurs frequently in Apocrypha, eg "will gather us out of all the nations," sunago (Tobit 13:5); "gather them together" (1 Maccabees 9:7 ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gather.htm - 47k

Bacchus

... revelry came round, the Jews were compelled to go in procession in honor of Bacchus (Dionysus), wearing wreaths of ivy, the emblem of the god (2 Maccabees 6:7 ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bacchus.htm - 12k

Naomi (25 Occurrences)

... In 2 Maccabees 1:13;, a fictitious account is given of the death of Antiochus Epiphanes, in a temple of Nanaea in Persia, by the treachery of Nanaea's priests. ... biblethesaurus.org/n/naomi.htm - 17k

Notable (7 Occurrences)

... be feared," the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) "terrible" (compare Malachi 4:5); "notable" occurs also in 2 Maccabees 3:26 ... biblethesaurus.org/n/notable.htm - 10k

Nabathaeans

... nab-a-te'-anz, nab-a-the'-anz (Nabataioi; in 1 Maccabees 5:25 Codex Sinaiticus reads anabatais hoi, V, Anabattaiois; the King James Version Nabathites, more ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nabathaeans.htm - 11k

Nabataeans

... nab-a-te'-anz, nab-a-the'-anz (Nabataioi; in 1 Maccabees 5:25 Codex Sinaiticus reads anabatais hoi, V, Anabattaiois; the King James Version Nabathites, more ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nabataeans.htm - 11k

Nanaea

... In 2 Maccabees 1:13;, a fictitious account is given of the death of Antiochus Epiphanes, in a temple of Nanaea in Persia, by the treachery of Nanaea's priests. ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nanaea.htm - 8k

Deuterocanonical

... This second Canon includes Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Ecclusiasticus, 2 Esdras, 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees of the Old Testament, and Hebrews, James, 2 Peter, 2 ... biblethesaurus.org/d/deuterocanonical.htm - 14k

Deutero-canonical

... This second Canon includes Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Ecclusiasticus, 2 Esdras, 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees of the Old Testament, and Hebrews, James, 2 Peter, 2 ... biblethesaurus.org/d/deutero-canonical.htm - 14k

Menestheus

... me-nes'-thus, me-nes'-the-us (Menestheus Codex Alexandrinus, Menestheseos): The father of Apollonius, a general of Epiphanes (2 Maccabees 4:21 and in 2 ... biblethesaurus.org/m/menestheus.htm - 6k

Mean (93 Occurrences)

... the Revised Version (British and American) "I sought to understand"; and 1 Corinthians 14:11) is synonymous with "signification" but in 1 Maccabees 15:4 the ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mean.htm - 40k

Profane (69 Occurrences)

... 7; 1 Timothy 6:20 2 Timothy 2:16 Hebrews 12:16), and "to profane," or violate, in Matthew 12:5 Acts 24:6. The verb is frequent in Apocrypha in 1 Maccabees (1:43 ... biblethesaurus.org/p/profane.htm - 30k

Balas

... Our chief interest in Alexander is his connection with the Maccabees. ... In 1 Maccabees 10:1, he is called Alexander Epiphanes. AW Fortune. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/balas.htm - 7k

Carnaim

... kar-na'-im, kar'-na-im (Karnein, 1 Maccabees 5:26, Karnain, verses 43, to Karnion, 2 Maccabees 12:21, 26): One of the strong cities besieged and captured by ... biblethesaurus.org/c/carnaim.htm - 6k

Casphor

... kas'-for (the King James Version Casphon; Kasphor, 1 Maccabees 5:26; Chasphon, Chasphoth, 5:36; Kaspein, 2 Maccabees 12:13): A city East of the Jordan captured ... biblethesaurus.org/c/casphor.htm - 6k

Antiochians

... an-ti-o'-ki-ans (Antiocheis, peculiar to the Apocrypha, 2 Maccabees 4:9, 19): Antiochus Epiphanes was on the throne of Syria from 175 to 164 BC His determined ... biblethesaurus.org/a/antiochians.htm - 10k

Alcimus

... si-mus ('elyaqum, "God will rise"; Alkimos, "valiant"): A high priest for three years, 163-161 BC, the record of whose career may be found in 1 Maccabees 7:4-50 ... biblethesaurus.org/a/alcimus.htm - 7k

Stranger (152 Occurrences)

... Testament is allotrios, "belonging to another" (Matthew 17:25, 26 John 10:5 (bis)), and this is the usual word in the Apocrypha (Sirach 8:18; 1 Maccabees 1:38 ... biblethesaurus.org/s/stranger.htm - 57k

Succor (8 Occurrences)

... many"); of antilepsis (Ecclesiasticus 51:7, the King James Version "I looked for the succour of men, but there was none"); of phugadeuterion (1 Maccabees 1:53 ... biblethesaurus.org/s/succor.htm - 10k

Scythians

... The same occurs in Apocrypha (Judith 3:10; 1 Maccabees 12:29), and the Scythians as a people in 2 Maccabees 4:47, and the adjective in 3 Maccabees 7:5. The ... biblethesaurus.org/s/scythians.htm - 8k

Sojourner (81 Occurrences)

... Testament is allotrios, "belonging to another" (Matthew 17:25, 26 John 10:5 (bis)), and this is the usual word in the Apocrypha (Sirach 8:18; 1 Maccabees 1:38 ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sojourner.htm - 48k

Succorer (1 Occurrence)

... many"); of antilepsis (Ecclesiasticus 51:7, the King James Version "I looked for the succour of men, but there was none"); of phugadeuterion (1 Maccabees 1:53 ... biblethesaurus.org/s/succorer.htm - 8k

Seleucus

... His rule extended from 312 to 280 BC, the year of his death; at least the Seleucid era which seems to be referred to in 1 Maccabees 1:16 is reckoned from ... biblethesaurus.org/s/seleucus.htm - 8k

Beeshterah (1 Occurrence)

... Amos 6:13). It is identical with Carnion or Carnaim of 1 and 2 Maccabees, a city of Gilead with a temple of Atar-gatis. The name ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beeshterah.htm - 12k

Ruler (329 Occurrences)

... 2. In the Apocrypha: (1) archon, used of the "rulers" of the Spartans (1 Maccabees 14:20) and, in a general sense, of the priest Mattathias (1 Maccabees 2:17). ... biblethesaurus.org/r/ruler.htm - 50k

Ashtaroth (13 Occurrences)

... Amos 6:13). It is identical with Carnion or Carnaim of 1 and 2 Maccabees, a city of Gilead with a temple of Atar-gatis. The name ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ashtaroth.htm - 17k

Heliodorus

... Jerusalem and commissioned Heliodorus. (2 Maccabees 3) to plunder the temple and to bring its contents to him. On the wealth collected ... biblethesaurus.org/h/heliodorus.htm - 8k

Malefactor (2 Occurrences)

... Testament is allotrios, "belonging to another" (Matthew 17:25, 26 John 10:5 (bis)), and this is the usual word in the Apocrypha (Sirach 8:18; 1 Maccabees 1:38 ... biblethesaurus.org/m/malefactor.htm - 49k

Uncleanness (56 Occurrences)

... Akatharsia, "uncleanness," occurs 59 times in Septuagint (including many instances in apocryphal books) (1 and 2 Esdras, Tobit, 1 and 2 Maccabees, etc.). ... biblethesaurus.org/u/uncleanness.htm - 38k

Boats (11 Occurrences)

... has naus. "Boat" in 2 Maccabees 12:3, 6 is for skaphos, and "navy" in 1 Maccabees 1:17; 2 Maccabees 12:9; 14:1 for stolos. In The ... biblethesaurus.org/b/boats.htm - 40k

Ptolemy

... On the death of Alexander, Ptolemy seized the satrapy of Egypt as his share (1 Maccabees 1:6;). Now commenced the long hostilities between Egypt and Syria ... biblethesaurus.org/p/ptolemy.htm - 17k

Warfare (18 Occurrences)

... where Jehoshaphat also had singers to go before the army into battle); and Judas Maccabeus did so, with prayer to God, on various occasions (1 Maccabees 3:58; 4 ... biblethesaurus.org/w/warfare.htm - 34k

Volition

... In Apocrypha, for "will" we have thelema (1 Esdras 9:9 (of God); Ecclesiasticus 43:16; 1 Maccabees 3:60; Ecclesiasticus 8:15, "his own will"); boule (The ... biblethesaurus.org/v/volition.htm - 11k

Ships (46 Occurrences)

... has naus. "Boat" in 2 Maccabees 12:3, 6 is for skaphos, and "navy" in 1 Maccabees 1:17; 2 Maccabees 12:9; 14:1 for stolos. In The ... biblethesaurus.org/s/ships.htm - 53k

Uncircumcision (19 Occurrences)

... In the Apocrypha and the New Testament the noun is akrobustia (a physiological term, 1 Maccabees 1:15; Acts 11:3, etc.), and the adjective aperitmetos ... biblethesaurus.org/u/uncircumcision.htm - 14k

Uncircumcised (48 Occurrences)

... In the Apocrypha and the New Testament the noun is akrobustia (a physiological term, 1 Maccabees 1:15; Acts 11:3, etc.), and the adjective aperitmetos ... biblethesaurus.org/u/uncircumcised.htm - 25k

Joppa (14 Occurrences)

... Maccabeus fell upon the town "and set the haven on fire by night, and burned the boats, and put to the sword those that had fled thither" (2 Maccabees 12:3 ... biblethesaurus.org/j/joppa.htm - 17k

Judaea (45 Occurrences)

... Maccabeus, Hebron and its surroundings-the very heart of old Judah was under the domination of the Edomites, whom, however, Judas conquered (1 Maccabees 5:65 ... biblethesaurus.org/j/judaea.htm - 24k

Jupiter (3 Occurrences)

... JUPITER. joo'-pi-ter, ju'-pi-ter (Zeus): "Jupiter" is mentioned in 2 Maccabees 6:2; Acts 14:12, 13, with "Zeus" in the Revised Version margin in all cases. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jupiter.htm - 10k

Ivory (13 Occurrences)

... In 1 Maccabees 8:6, there is a reference to the defeat of Antiochus the Great, "having an hundred and twenty elephants," by Scipio Africanus in 190 BC 1 ... biblethesaurus.org/i/ivory.htm - 17k

Famine (99 Occurrences)

... 10; Baruch 2:25); a "dearth" is also mentioned after the return from Captivity (Nehemiah 5:3); when the city was besieged by Antiochus Eupator (1 Maccabees 6:54 ... biblethesaurus.org/f/famine.htm - 49k

Temperate (6 Occurrences)

... Septuagint applies it to the possession "of strongholds" (2 Maccabees 8:30; 10:15), "of a position" (2 Maccabees 10:17), "of the city" (2 Maccabees 13:13), "of ... biblethesaurus.org/t/temperate.htm - 12k

Temperance (3 Occurrences)

... Septuagint applies it to the possession "of strongholds" (2 Maccabees 8:30; 10:15), "of a position" (2 Maccabees 10:17), "of the city" (2 Maccabees 13:13), "of ... biblethesaurus.org/t/temperance.htm - 12k

Dositheus

... do-sith'-e-us (Dositheos): (1) A captain of Judas Maccabeus (2 Maccabees 12:19-25); along with Sosipater he captured Timotheus after the battle of Carnion, but ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dositheus.htm - 7k

Dionysus

... Nicanor (2 Maccabees 14:33) and Antiochus Epiphanes (2 Maccabees 6:7) thought that the cult of Dionysus would not be objectionable to the Jews. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dionysus.htm - 9k