Bible Encyclopedias
Illustrious, the
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
i - lus´tri - us ( θαυμαστός , thaumastós ): A title of rank and merit attached to the name of Bartacus, the father of Apame (1 Esdras 4:29, the King James Version "the admirable). Instead of "the illustrious" we should possibly read "colonel" ( Ant. , XI, iii, 5; EB , under the word). See BARTACUS; APAME .
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Illustrious, the'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​i/illustrious-the.html. 1915.