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An·tio·chus (an tī′ə kəs)

noun

name of thirteen kings of the Seleucid dynasty of Syria
Antiochus2 definition

An·tio·chus (an tī′ə kəs)

  1. 242-187 ; Syrian king (223-187)
    called Antiochus the Great
  2. died 163? ; Syrian king (175?-163?): his suppression of the Jews led to the Maccabean revolt
    called Antiochus Epiphanes Antiochus Epiph′a·nes′ (ē pif′ə nēz′, i pif′-)

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