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Lysimachus

American  
[lahy-sim-uh-kuhs] / laɪˈsɪm ə kəs /

noun

  1. 361?–281 b.c., Macedonian general: king of Thrace 306–281.


Lysimachus British  
/ laɪˈsɪməkəs /

noun

  1. ?360–281 bc , Macedonian general under Alexander the Great; king of Thrace (323–281); killed in battle by Seleucus I

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Lysimachus sprang toward the vestibule, but Lydia, transfixed by reactionary emotions, did not move.

From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Miller, Elizabeth

Lysimachus took the nearest chair and the others retired a little way to an indoor exedra.

From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Miller, Elizabeth

Lysimachus arose, but the Sadducee turned to him with a bow.

From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Miller, Elizabeth

Born about 316 B.C., she married Lysimachus, king of Thrace, who made over to her the territories of his divorced wife, Amastris.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various

I heard recently that Alexander Lysimachus, Alabarch of Alexandria, was in Jerusalem, presenting a Gate to the Temple, and sending my wife and children to Ptolemais, I hastened hither to get a loan of him.

From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Miller, Elizabeth

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