PTOLEMY OF CHENNOS°

PTOLEMY OF CHENNOS°: PTOLEMY OF CHENNOS° (early second century B.C.E.), of Alexandria, author of a lost "new" compilation of interesting facts, summarized in Photius. He derived Moses' supposed nickname, "Alpha," from the Greek word for leprosy, alphoi (cf. Nicarchus).

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HELLADIUS OF ANTINOUPOLIS° — (fl. c. 310 C.E.), Greek grammarian, who notes, in a passage derived from the Alexandrian antisemitic Exodus tradition, as do nicarchus and ptolemy of Chennos, that Moses was called Alpha because of his leprous spots (alphoi), but cites Philo as… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Ptolemaeus Chennus — or Chennos ( quail ), of Alexandria, was a Greek grammarian during the reigns of Trajan and Hadrian. According to the Suda, he was the author of an historical drama named Sphinx, of an epic, Anthomeros, in 24 books (both lost) and a Strange… … Wikipedia
MOSES — (Heb. מֹשֶׁה; LXX, Mōusēs; Vulg. Moyses), leader, prophet, and lawgiver (set in modern chronology in the first half of the 13th century B.C.E.). Commissioned to take the Israelites out of Egypt, Moses led them from his 80th year to his death at… … Encyclopedia of Judaism

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