Esdras

[ez-druh s]

noun

either of the first two books of the Apocrypha, I Esdras or II Esdras.

Douay Bible.

Ezra(def 1).
either of two books, I Esdras or II Esdras, corresponding to the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, respectively, in the Authorized Version.

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Examples from the Web for esdras

An authority upon which he (p. 379) placed great reliance in this connection was the fourth book of The fourth book of Esdras.
The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2)|John Fiske.
Zoroaster, according to the Arabians, had in like manner been the servant of Esdras.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 5 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
Here Jewish apocalyptic (as in 2nd Esdras) and Christian 'prophecy' are closely in accord.
The Making of the New Testament|Benjamin W. Bacon
It contained, therefore, the apocryphal books of that version, to which was also added the second of Esdras.
Companion to the Bible|E. P. Barrows

Stay, stay exclaimed Esdras, and heare mee but one word further.
The Unfortunate Traveller, or The Life Of Jack Wilton|Thomas Nash

British Dictionary definitions for esdras

Esdras

noun

either of two books of the Apocrypha, I and II Esdras, called III and IV Esdras, in the Douay Bible

either of two books of the Douay Bible Old Testament, I and II Esdras corresponding to the books of Ezra and Nehemiah in the Authorized Version

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