McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Auranus

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Auranus


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( Áὔñáíïò ), given as the name of the leader in the riots at Jerusalem against Lysimachus (2Ma_4:40), where he is described as “a man far gone in years, and no less in folly.” Other MSS., however (followed by the Vulg.), read Ôýñáííïò , Tyrannus, which may be taken either as a proper name or appellative, q. d. ringleader.