Bible Encyclopedias
Phylarch
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
fı̄´lark ( Φυλάρχης , phulárchēs ): Given in the King James Version of 2 Maccabees 8:32 as a proper name "Philarches," but in the Revised Version (British and American) "the phylarch of Timotheus's forces"; "probably the captain of an irregular auxiliary force" (Revised Version margin), rather than a cavalry officer.
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Phylarch'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/p/phylarch.html. 1915.