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