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Ar⋅is⋅tar⋅chus

[ar-uh-stahr-kuhs]
–noun
1. of Samos. late 3rd century b.c., Greek astronomer.
2. of Samothrace. c216–144 b.c., Greek philologist and critic.
3. an extremely bright crater in the second quadrant of the face of the moon: about 29 miles (47 km) in diameter from crest to crest.
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Ar·is·tar·chus   (ār'ĭ-stär'kəs)   
Greek grammarian and critic noted for his arrangement of and commentary on the Iliad and the Odyssey.
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Aristarchus

best ruler, native of Thessalonica (Acts 20:4), a companion of Paul (Acts 19:29; 27:2). He was Paul's "fellow-prisoner" at Rome (Col. 4:10; Philemon 1:24).

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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