Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
(Ἀλταναῖος, prob. for Μαλταναῖος, and this, by resolution of the dagesh, for Ματταναῖος ), one of the "sons" of Asom (or Hashum), who divorced his Gentile wife after the captivity (1 Esdras 9:33); evidently, the MATTENAI (See MATTENAI) (q.v.) of the genuine text (Ezra 10:33).
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Bibliography Information McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Altanaeus'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/a/altanaeus.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.