fı̄´lark (ΦυλαÌÏχης, phulaÌrcheÌ„s): Given in the King James Version of 2 Macc 8:32 as a proper name “Philarches,†but in the Revised Version (British and American) “the phylarch of Timotheus's forcesâ€; “probably the captain of an irregular auxiliary force†(Revised Version margin), rather than a cavalry officer.