thraÌ„Ì-sē´us (Codex Alexandrinus Swete and Fritzsche ΘÏασαῖος, ThrasaıÌos; Codex Venetus ΘαÏαιÌου, TharsıÌou; Codex Venetus(a) ΘαÏσεÌου, TharseÌou; Conjecture of Dr. Hort ΘαÏσεÌα, TharseÌa; the King James Version, Thraseas): The father of APOLLONIUS (which see) (2 Macc 3:5). the Revised Version margin gives “Or 'Thrasca.'“ The Greek text is probably corrupt. Perhaps the true reading is “Apollonius of Tarsusâ€.