Ocidelus
Spelling in the Septuagint version of Ezra (1 Esdras) of the name Jozabad (Ezra 10:22)
About Ocidelus
Ocidelus was a priest.
Ocidelus (or Ocodelus in KJV) is a character in the Greek version of the biblical Book of Ezra. His name is given in the Codex Alexandrinus as Okeidelos (Ωκειδηλος); in the Codex Vaticanus Graecus 1209 and Henry Barclay Swete, as Okailedos (Ωκαιληδος); in the Fritzsche edition, Okodelos; and in the King James Version and Fritzsehe as Ocodelus.
Ocidelus was one of the sons of Phaisur, and a priest who had married a "strange wife" (1 Esdras 9:22). In the listing given in 1 Esdras, his name stands in the place of "Jozabad" in Ezra 10:22, and as such the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia suggests that this name is an apocryphal corruption.
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Who was Ocidelus?
spelling in the Septuagint version of Ezra (1 Esdras) of the name Jozabad (Ezra 10:22)
What was Ocidelus's occupation?
Ocidelus was a priest.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ocidelus. https://biography.guide/ocidelus/
MLA: "Ocidelus." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ocidelus/.
Chicago: "Ocidelus." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/ocidelus/.
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