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meÌ„Ì-nes´thuÌ„s, meÌ„Ì-nes´theÌ„Ì-us (ΜενεσθευÌÏ‚, MenestheuÌs Codex Alexandrinus, ΜενεσθεσεÌως, MenestheseÌoÌ„s): The father of Apollonius, a general of Epiphanes (2 Macc 4:21 and in 2 Macc 4:4 the Revised Version (British and American), following a conjecture of Hort ΜενεσθεÌως, MenestheÌoÌ„s for μαιÌνεσθαι ἐÌως, maıÌnesthai heÌoÌ„s the latter is retained in Swete and Fritzache). “Son of Menestheus†is added to distinguish this Apollonius from “Apollonius, Son of Thrasaeus†(2 Macc 3:5) and “Apollonius, Son of Gennaeus†(2 Macc 12:2). See APOLLONIUS.