Chancellor

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chan´sel-ẽr:

One who has judicial authority, literally, a “lord of judgement;” a title given to the Persian governor of Samaria (Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:9, Ezra 4:17).

The rendering in Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:9, Ezra 4:17 of the Hebrew בּעל־טעם, be‛ēl ṭe‛ēm; Septuagint Βάαλ, Báal (Ezra 4:9), Βαλγάμ, Balgám (Ezra 4:17), the latter being an incorrect translation of Hebrew ע. In 1 Esdras 2:16, 25, Βεέλτεθμος, Beéltethmos (compare Ezra 4:8) occurs as a corruption, doubtless of בּעל־טעם, be‛ēl ṭe‛ēm̌. The term in question designates an Assyrian office, namely, that of the “master or lord of official intelligence,” or “postmaster” (Sayce).