Complete Definition of "Esdras"

book of the Bible|Esdras

English
Etymology
Greek from Hebrew Ezra

Proper noun
en-proper noun

  1. biblical any of four books of the Old Testament and Apocrypha of the Bible. Sometimes abbreviated as Esd..

Usage notes
Depending upon which Bible is being examined there two or four Books of Esdras, with different names and numbering systems. w:Main Page|Wikipedia has an article w:Esdras|Esdras with a table explaining this.

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