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Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]

Gennã†Us . The father of Apollonius, a Syrian commander of a district in Palestine ( 2Ma 12:2 ).

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]

(Γενναῖος, i.e., high-born, but v.r. Γἐνεος ), apparently given ( 2 Maccabees 12:2) as the name of the father of the Syrian general Apollonius (q.v.); but perhaps it is a mere epithet.

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