Elionas
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
Elionas . 1. Esther 9:22 = Ezra 10:22 Elioenai. 2. Esther 9:32 Esther 9:32 = Ezra 10:31 Eliezer .
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
the name of two men in the Apocrypha.
1. ( Ε᾿Λιωνάς v.r. Ε᾿Λιωναϊ v Σ , Vulg. omits.) One of the sons of "Phaisur," who divorced his Gentile wife after the exile ( 1 Esdras 9:22); evidently the ELIOENAI (See Elioenai) (q.v.) of the Hebrews text ( Ezra 10:22).
2. ( Ε᾿Λιωνάς , Vulg. Noneas.) One of the sons of "Annas," who did the same ( 1 Esdras 9:32); doubtless the ELIEZER (See Eliezer) (q.v.) of the Hebrews text ( Ezra 10:31).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [3]
el - i - ō´nas ( Ἐλιωνάς , Eliōnás , Ἐλιωναΐ́ς , Eliōnaı́s ): The name of two men who had married foreign wives (1 Esdras 9:22, 23), corresponding respectively to "Elioenai" and "Eliezer" in Ezra 10:22 , Ezra 10:31 .
