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Apollonius
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
or APOLLONIUS . 1 . A governor of CÅ“le-Syria and PhÅ“nicia under Seleucus IV. ( 2M Malachi 4:4 ), who suggested the abortive attempt of Heliodorus on the Temple-treasury. To this he probably owes the title mysarches ( 2Ma 5:24 ), which the Vulg. [Note: Vulgate.] renders odiosum principem , AV [Note: Authorized Version.] ‘detestable ringleader,’ RV [Note: Revised Version.] ‘lord of pollutions.’ In b.c. 168 167 he was sent to Hellenize Jerusalem, and he initiated the great persecution with a cruel massacre on the Sabbath ( 2Ma 5:24-26 ). Judas Maccabæus defeated and slew him, wearing his sword ever after ( Malachi 3:10 Malachi 3:10 ff., Jos. [Note: Josephus.] Ant . XII. vii. 7). 2 . An envoy sent to Egypt by Antiochus IV., b.c. 173 ( 2Ma 4:21 ). 3 . An official under Antiochus V. who molested the Jews ( 2Ma 12:2 ). 4 . A governor of CÅ“le-Syria who fought against the Jews (b.c. 147) on the side of Demetrius ( 1Ma 10:69-85; Jos. [Note: Josephus.] Ant . XIII. iv. 3f. is in error). From Jamnia he sent a pompous defiance to Jonathan Maccabæus, who, however, captured Joppa and defeated Apollonius.
J. Taylor.
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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Apollonius'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hdb/a/apollonius.html. 1909.
