Thassi
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
Thassi . The surname of Simon the Maccabes ( 1M Malachi 2:3 ). The meaning of the word is quite uncertain. As likely an interpretation as any is ‘the zealous.’
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
( Θασσί , Θασσίς ; Vulg. Thasi, Hassii ) , the surname of Simon the son of Mattathias (1 Maccabees 2, 3). The derivation of the word is uncertain. Michaelis suggests תִּדְשַׁי (Chald.), "the fresh grass springs up," i.e. "the spring is come," in reference to the tranquility first secured during the supremacy of Simon (Grimm, Comment. ad loc.). This seems very farfetched. Winer ( Realwb. s.v. "Simon" ) suggests a connection with תָּסִס fervere, as Grotius ( Ad Loc. ) seems to have done before him. In Josephus ( Ant. 12 :6, 1) the surname is written Ματθῆς , v.r. Θαδής , Θαθής . (See Maccabee).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [3]
thas´ı̄ anguage:english} (codex venetus Θασσεί , thasseı́ ; codex vaticanus Θασσίς , thassı́s ): the surname of simon, the brother of judas maccabeus ( 1 maccabees 2:3; syriac "tharsi"). it is uncertain what the name means, perhaps "director" or "guide," since simon was "a man of counsel," or "the zealous."
