Esdras
[ ez-druhs ]
/ ˈɛz drəs /
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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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Esdras
/ (ˈɛzdræs) /
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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