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ak´os ( Ἁκχώς , Hakchṓs ): The grandfather of Eupolemus, whom Judas Maccabeus sent with others to Rome in 161 bc, to negotiate a "league of amity and confederacy" (1 Macc 8:17). The name occurs In the Old Testament as Hakkoz (הקּוץ , haḳḳoc ), who was a priest in the reign of David (1 Chronicles 24:10 ).

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Accos'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/a/accos.html. 1915.

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