Phylarch
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Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
Phylarch ( 2Ma 8:32 ). A military title for either a cavalry officer or a commander of auxiliary forces.
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(n.) The chief of a phyle, or tribe.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [3]
fı̄´lark ( Φυλάρχης , phulárchēs ): Given in the King James Version of 2 Maccabees 8:32 as a proper name "Philarches," but in the Revised Version (British and American) "the phylarch of Timotheus's forces"; "probably the captain of an irregular auxiliary force" (Revised Version margin), rather than a cavalry officer.
