proper nounMachabaeusMACHABAEVS☆ KeepMeaninga surname of JudasLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879MACHABAEUSLEWIS & SHORTMACHABAEUSMachabaeus, i, m., I. a surname of Judas, Vulg. 1 Macc. 1, 2 et saep.—Hence, Machabaei, ōrum, m., the Maccabees, Aug. Civ. Dei, 18, 36; Hier. Ep. 7, 6.Read the whole entry