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Apphus

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(pron. Af'fus, Ἀπφοῦς [and so Josephus, Ant. 12, 6,1] v. r. Σαφφοῦς or Σαπφοῦς ), the surname (1 Maccabees 2:5) of Jonathan Maccabseus (see Ewald, Gesch. Isr. 3, 2:353), apparently (Frankel, Vorstud. zur LXX, p. 96) from the Syro-Chald. חִפּוּשׂ, chappus', crafty (Grimm, Handb. in loc.).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Apphus'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​a/apphus.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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