Menestheus
Menestheus
( v. r. , Vulg. Mnestheus), the father of Apollonius (q.v.), the ambassador of Antiochus Epiphanes to Ptolemy Philometor (2Ma 4:21).
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Menestheus
MENESTHEUS.The father of Apollonius (2Ma 4:21).
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Menestheus
me-nesthus, me-nesthe-us (, Menestheus Codex Alexandrinus, , Menestheseos): The father of Apollonius, a general of Epiphanes (2 Macc 4:21 and in 2 Macc 4:4 the Revised Version (British and American), following a conjecture of Hort , Menestheos for , manesthai heos the latter is retained in Swete and Fritzache). Son of Menestheus is added to distinguish this Apollonius from Apollonius, Son of Thrasaeus (2 Macc 3:5) and Apollonius, Son of Gennaeus (2 Macc 12:2). See APOLLONIUS.