Antiochus III

[ an-tahy-uh-kuhs ]

/ ænˈtaɪ ə kəs /

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noun

(“the Great”) 241?–187 b.c., king of Syria 223–187.

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How to use Antiochus III in a sentence

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Hanukkah marks the victory of the Jews over Antiochus IV and the Seleucid Empire.
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And after Antiochus had ravaged Egypt, in the hundred and forty- third year, he returned and went up against Israel.
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And king Antiochus wrote to all his kingdom, that all the people should be one: and every one should leave his own law.
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That is, they suffered not the power of Antiochus, that man of sin, to abolish the law and religion of God.
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But Tryphon, when he was upon a journey with the young king, Antiochus, treacherously slew him.
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Antiochus commands the law to be abolished, sets up an idol in the temple, and persecutes the faithful.
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British Dictionary definitions for Antiochus III

Antiochus III

/ (ænˈtaɪəkəs) /

noun

known as Antiochus the Great. 242–187 bc, king of Syria (223–187), who greatly extended the Seleucid empire but was forced (190) to surrender most of Asia Minor to the Romans

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