Posidonius
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
Posidonius . An envoy sent by Nicanor to Judas ( 2Ma 14:18 ).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]
pos - i - dō´ni - us ( Πωσιδώνιος , Pōsidṓnios , al. Ποσιδόνιος , Posidónios and Ποσειδών , Poseidṓn ): One of the three envoys sent by the Syrian general Nicanor to treat with the Jews under Judas during his invasion of Judea, 161 Bc ( 2 Maccabees 14:19 ). In 1 Maccabees 7:27 ff, proposals are sent by Nicanor to Judas, but no envoys are named, and it is there asserted in contradiction to 2 Maccabees that Judas broke off the negotiation because of the treacherous designs of Nicanor.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [3]
An eminent Stoic philosopher, born in Syria; established himself in Rhodes, where he rose to eminence; was visited by Cicero and Pompey, both of whom became his pupils; maintained that pain was no evil; "in vain, O Pain," he exclaimed one day under the pangs of it, "in vain thou subjectest me to torture; it is not in thee to extort from me the reproach that thou art an evil" (135-34 B.C.).
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [4]
(Ποσιδώνιος ), an envoy of the Syrian general Nicanor to Judas Maccabeus ( 2 Maccabees 14:19).
