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<p> '''''bē''''' -'''''el''''' -'''''teth´mus''''' ( Βεέλτεθμος , <i> '''''Beéltethmos''''' </i> ; Balthemus): One of the officers of King [[Artaxerxes]] in [[Palestine]] (1 [[Esdras]] 2:16, 25). According to Professor Sayce, the name by etymology means "lord of official intelligence" or "postmaster." Rendered "chancellor" in Ezra 4:8 and "story-writer" in 1 Esdras 2:17. </p> | |||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49667" /> == | |||
<p> <strong> BEELTETHMUS </strong> . An officer of [[Artaxerxes]] residing in Pal., Esther 2:16 Esther 2:16; 1Es 2:25 (LXX [Note: Septuagint.] 1E Esther 2:15; 1E Esther 2:21 ). It is not a proper name, but a title of Rehum, the name immediately preceding it in Ezra 4:8 . It is a corruption of <em> be‘çl te‘çm </em> = ‘lord of judgment,’ and is rendered ‘ <strong> chancellor </strong> ’ by AV [Note: Authorized Version.] and RV [Note: Revised Version.] in Ezr., ‘story-writer’ in Esther 2:17 Esther 2:17 . </p> | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1395" /> == | |||
<p> '''''bē''''' -'''''el''''' -'''''teth´mus''''' ( Βεέλτεθμος , <i> '''''Beéltethmos''''' </i> ; Balthemus): One of the officers of King [[Artaxerxes]] in [[Palestine]] (1 [[Esdras]] 2:16, 25). According to Professor Sayce, the name by etymology means "lord of official intelligence" or "postmaster." Rendered "chancellor" in Ezra 4:8 and "story-writer" in 1 Esdras 2:17. </p> | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_24071" /> == | |||
<p> ( Βεέλτεθμος v. r. Βεελτεμώθ , Vulg. Balthemus) , given as the name of an officer of [[Artaxerxes]] residing in [[Palestine]] ( 1 [[Esdras]] 2:16; 1 Esdras 2:25); evidently a corruption of בְּעֵל טְעֵם, lord of judgment, A. V. "chancellor;" the title of Rehum, the name immediately before it ( Ezra 4:8). </p> | |||
==References == | |||
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<ref name="term_49667"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/beeltethmus Beeltethmus from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_1395"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/beeltethmus Beeltethmus from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_24071"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/beeltethmus Beeltethmus from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 17:47, 8 October 2021
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
BEELTETHMUS . An officer of Artaxerxes residing in Pal., Esther 2:16 Esther 2:16; 1Es 2:25 (LXX [Note: Septuagint.] 1E Esther 2:15; 1E Esther 2:21 ). It is not a proper name, but a title of Rehum, the name immediately preceding it in Ezra 4:8 . It is a corruption of be‘çl te‘çm = ‘lord of judgment,’ and is rendered ‘ chancellor ’ by AV [Note: Authorized Version.] and RV [Note: Revised Version.] in Ezr., ‘story-writer’ in Esther 2:17 Esther 2:17 .
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]
bē -el -teth´mus ( Βεέλτεθμος , Beéltethmos ; Balthemus): One of the officers of King Artaxerxes in Palestine (1 Esdras 2:16, 25). According to Professor Sayce, the name by etymology means "lord of official intelligence" or "postmaster." Rendered "chancellor" in Ezra 4:8 and "story-writer" in 1 Esdras 2:17.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [3]
( Βεέλτεθμος v. r. Βεελτεμώθ , Vulg. Balthemus) , given as the name of an officer of Artaxerxes residing in Palestine ( 1 Esdras 2:16; 1 Esdras 2:25); evidently a corruption of בְּעֵל טְעֵם, lord of judgment, A. V. "chancellor;" the title of Rehum, the name immediately before it ( Ezra 4:8).
