Governor of the citadel of Jerusalem under Antiochus IV (2 Macc 4:28). He attempted to secure from Menelaus, the high priest, the sum of money Menelaus had promised to pay the king for his appointment to the priestly office. When the payment was not made, both men were called to account by Antiochus.
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