Esdras
[
ez
-dr
uh
s]
/ˈɛz drəs/
noun
1.
either of the first two books of the Apocrypha, I Esdras or II Esdras.
2.
Douay Bible.
Ezra
(def 1).
either of two books, I Esdras or II Esdras, corresponding to the books of
Ezra
and Nehemiah, respectively, in the Authorized Version.
British Dictionary definitions for
Esdras
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