Esdras

[ ez-druhs ]

noun
  1. either of the first two books of the Apocrypha, I Esdras or II Esdras.

  2. Douay Bible.

    • either of two books, I Esdras or II Esdras, corresponding to the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, respectively, in the Authorized Version.

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Esdras

/ (ˈɛzdræs) /


noun
  1. either of two books of the Apocrypha, I and II Esdras, called III and IV Esdras, in the Douay Bible

  2. either of two books of the Douay Bible Old Testament, I and II Esdras corresponding to the books of Ezra and Nehemiah in the Authorized Version

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