International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Thassi

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Thassi


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thas´ı̄\Language:English} (Codex Venetus Θασσεί, Thasseı́; Codex Vaticanus Θασσίς, Thassı́s): The surname of Simon, the brother of Judas Maccabeus (1 Macc 2:3; Syriac “Tharsi”). It is uncertain what the name means, perhaps “director” or “guide,” since Simon was “a man of counsel,” or “the zealous.”