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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Words nearby Esdras

Escurial, escutcheon, Esd., ESDA, Esdraelon, Esdras, ESE, esemplastic, Esenin, eserine, Eşfahān

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How to use Esdras in a sentence

Esdras Edzardi, well skilled in these matters, made a small collection of his mistakes, which he shewed to Morhof.
The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius|Jean Lvesque de Burigny
And Esdras stood up upon a pulpit of wood, which was made for that purpose, and opened the Law of Moses to the people.
The Worlds Greatest Books, Volume XIII.|Various
In the thirtieth year after the ruin of the city, Esdras was in Babylon and troubled because of the desolation of Sion.
The Worlds Greatest Books, Volume XIII.|Various
It is quite possible that the Black Sea is the "waters" to which Esdras refers.
The Hand of Providence|J. H. Ward

Esdras also made a wooden scaffold for speaking: in which when he stood, he was higher than the rest of the people.
Churches and Church Ornaments|William Durandus

British Dictionary definitions for Esdras

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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