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(Heb. Mithredath', îַúְøְãָú , from the Pers. given by Mithras, see Gesenius, Thesaur. Heb. page 832, and comp. the Gr. form of the name ÌéèñéäÜôçò , Lat. Mithridates; Sept. ÌéèñéäÜôçò and ÌéèñáäÜôçò ), the name of two Persian officers after the exile.
1. The “treasurer” ( âַּæְáָּø ) of king Cyrus, commissioned by him to restore the sacred vessels of the Temple to Sheshbazzar, the Jewish chief (Ezr_1:8). B.C. 536.
2. One of the governors of Samaria, who wrote to king Artaxxerxes, or Smerdis, charging the Jews with rebellious designs in rebuilding Jerusalem (Ezr_4:7). B.C. 522.