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Definition of antiokus in Turkish English dictionary
- antiochus
- the name of several Syrian kings from B C 280 to B C 65 The most notable of these were, (1 ) Antiochus the Great, who ascended the throne B C 223 He is regarded as the "king of the north" referred to in Dan 11: 13-19 He was succeeded (B C 187) by his son, Seleucus Philopater, spoken of by Daniel (11: 20) as "a raiser of taxes", in the Revised Version, "one that shall cause an exactor to pass through the glory of the kingdom "
- The name of several Syrian monarchs who inherited power from Seleucus I, a general and successor of Alexander the Great The most famous were Antiochus III, who gained control of Palestine from Egypt in 198/197 b c e , and Antiochus IV (Epiphanes, or "God Manifest") (175-163 b c e ), whose persecution of the Jews led to the Maccabean revolt