James Hastings Dictionary of the Bible: Apphus

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James Hastings Dictionary of the Bible: Apphus


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APPHUS (1Ma_2:5).—The surname of Jonathan the Maccabee. The name is usually thought to mean ‘dissembler’; and some suppose that it was given to Jonathan for his stratagem against the tribe of the Jambri, who had killed his brother John (1Ma_9:37-41).