How to Pronounce Antiochus
an-TAI-uh-kuhs
Antiochus is pronounced an-TAI-uh-kuhs: four syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: An-TIE-oh-kus, an-TYE-uh-kuhs.
What is Antiochus?
The name of several Syrian kings from B.C. 280 to B.C. 65. The most notable of these were, (1.) Antiochus the Great, who ascended the throne B.C. 223. He is regarded as the “king of the north” referred to in Dan. 11:13-19. He was succeeded (B.C. 187) by his son, Seleucus Philopater, spoken of by Daniel (11:20) as “a raiser of taxes”, in the Revised Version, “one that shall cause an exactor to pass through the glory of the kingdom.” (2.) Antiochus IV., surnamed “Epiphanes” i.e., the Illustrious, succeeded his brother Seleucus (B.C. 175). His career and character are prophetically described by Daniel (11:21-32).
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.