Mithredath

mith'-re-dath (mithredhath; Persian = "gift of Mithra" or "consecrated to Mithra"):

⇒See a list of verses on MITHREDATH in the Bible.

(1) The Persian treasurer through whom Cyrus restored the sacred vessels to the returning Jewish exiles (Ezr 1:8).

(2) A Persian, perhaps an official, who was associated with Bishlam and Tabeel in corresponding with Artaxerxes concerning the restoration of Jerusalem (Ezr 4:7). In 1 Esdras 2:11,16, the name is written MITHRADATES (which see).

⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia.