Sisinnes (ISBE)

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si - sin´ēz ( Σισίννης , Sisı́nnēs ): "The eparch (governor) of Syria and Phoenicia" under Darius Hystaspis (1 Esdras 6:3,7, 27; 7:1) circa 520 BC = "Tattenai the governor beyond the river" in Ezra 5:3 , Ezra 5:6; Ezra 6:6 , Ezra 6:13 . He took a prominent part in the efforts to prevent the rebuilding of the temple.