The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Xanthicus

zan'-thi-kus (Xanthikos): The name of a month which occurs in 2 Macc 11:30,33,38. It corresponds to Nisan (April) of the Jewish calendar.

See CALENDAR; TIME; YEAR.

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr (1915). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.