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Crates

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Κράτης; Vulg. translates praelatus est), governor of the Cyprians ( ἐπὶ τῶν Κ .), who was left in charge of the "castle" (τῆς ἀκροπόλεως ) of Jerusalem (?) during the absence of Sostratus, in the reign of Antiochus Epiphanes (2 Maccabees 4:29).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Crates'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/crates.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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