Bible Encyclopedias
Airus

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ā̇ -ı̄´rus , âr´us ( Ἰαίρος , Iaı́ros ): the King James Version, one of the heads of a family of temple servants (1 Esdras 5:31 the Revised Version (British and American) JAIRUS ), which returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel; in the Old Testament called Reaiah (Ezra 2:47; Nehemiah 7:50 ), and classed among the Nethinim .

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Airus'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​a/airus.html. 1915.