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Tryphon
Tryphon, ōnis, m. I A surgeon , Cels. 6, 5; 7 praef.— II A king in Syria , Just. 36, 1, 7; 38, ...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
A usurper of the Syrian throne. His proper name was Diodotus, and the surname Tryphon was given to him or adopted by him after his secession to power. He was a native of Cariana. 1 Macc. 11:39, 12:39-50, etc. "Tryphon, by treason and successive wars, gained supreme power, killed Antiochus and assumed the throne. "The coins bear his head as Antiochus and Trypho."
Tryphon, ōnis, m. I A surgeon , Cels. 6, 5; 7 praef.— II A king in Syria , Just. 36, 1, 7; 38, ...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.