Sostratus
Sostratus
(, probably a contraction for , a common Greek name), a commander of the Syrian garrison in the Acra at Jersusalem ( ) in the reign of Antiochus Epiphanes (2Ma 4:27; 2Ma 4:29). B.C. cir. 172.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Sostratus
SOSTRATUS.The governor of the citadel at Jerusalem under Antiochus Epiphanes (2Ma 4:27 (28), 29).
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Sostratus
sostra-tus (, Sostratos, in Codex Venetus -, Sos-): The governor of the citadel of Jerusalem under Antiochus IV (Epiphanes). His duty was to gather the revenues of the city and province for the imperial treasury. He made a new departure in demanding from Menelaus direct the sum promised to the king in 2 Macc 4:27 ff (for Jason had the privilege of sending the money by his own messenger to the king (2 Macc 4:23)). This claim the usurper Menelaus disputed; consequently he and the governor were both summoned to appear before the king. No more is told, and Sostratus is otherwise unknown.