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Tryphon

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Try'phon. A usurper of the Syrian throne. His proper name was Diodotus, and the surname, Tryphon, was given to him, or adopted by him, after his secession to power. He was a native of Cariana. 1 Maccabees 11:39, 1 Maccabees 12:39-50; etc. Tryphon, by treason and successive wars, gained supreme power, killed Antiochus and assumed the throne. The coins bear his head as Antiochus and Trypho.

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Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Tryphon'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​sbd/​t/tryphon.html. 1901.
 
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