Thesaurus Lasthenes... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia LASTHENES. las'-the-nez (Lasthenes): A highly placed official under King Demetrius II, Nicator. ... /l/lasthenes.htm - 7k Lasting (40 Occurrences) Lasted (3 Occurrences) Maccabees Books (16 Occurrences) International Standard Bible Encyclopedia LASTHENESlas'-the-nez (Lasthenes): A highly placed official under King Demetrius II, Nicator. He is called the king's "kinsman" (the King James Version "cousin") and "father" (1 Maccabees 11:31, 32; Josephus, Ant, XIII, iv, 9), but these are to be taken as court titles rather than as denoting blood-relationship. According to Josephus (Ant., XIII, iv, 3) he was a native of Crete, and raised an army for the king when he made his first descent upon the coast, and rendered him ultimately successful in wresting the throne of Syria from Alexander Balas (1 Maccabees 10:67; Ant, XIII, iv, 3). The letter addressed to Lasthenes indicates that he was probably prime minister or grand vizier of the kingdom. Library How Alexander Honored Jonathan after an Extraordinary Manner; and ... While These Things are Going on in Judæa, a Certain Young Man ... Subtopics Related Terms Links Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus |