Arrogancy (Hastings' Dictionary)

Arrogance, though quite as old as arrogancy (l>oth being forms of arrognntia, the assertion of more tlian one has a right to), is not used in AV, but RV ''ivea it at Job 35" (»;, the only occurrence of the lleb. word, AV 'extremity'). Arrogancy is found in AV 1 S 2», Pr 8", Is 13", Jer 48» ; RV retains these, and adds 2 K 19", Is 16' Zl'^, Wis 5', giving also arrogant, Ps 5° 73' 75 (for ' fool- bh ' or ' fool of AV), and arrogantly, Ps 75 94. J. Hastings. ARROW d'n).

— The arrow of the Hebrews was probably like that of other early nations in con- sisting of a light shaft with a head of flint or metal. Owing to the suddenness with which the arrow inllicteu wounds, and to the fact that such woonds often came from an unseen liand, the arrow was nsed as a symbol of the judgments of God. Job, in his sicknes.'t, complains that he is struck by the poi.soned arrows of the Almighty (.lob 6').

God overthrows the mischievous plotters by wound- ing them suddenly with an arrow (Ps 64'). Again, the secret mischief done by slanderers is compared to the wound of an arrow ('whose t«etn are spenrs and arrows, and their tongue a ■harp sword,' Ps 57*). Children begotten in their father's youth are likened to arrows (Ps 127').

Arrows are also a symbol of that which is care- fully guarded and highly valued ; thus, Israel itself is God's polished aiTow, ' ho hath made me a polished shaft, in his quiver hath ho kept me close' (Is 49^ RV). W. E. Barnes. ARROWSNAKE (Is 34" RV for AV 'great owl '). — See Serpent. ARSACES {'A.p<rdKrit, connected possibly with the Armen. Arschag) was a Scythian (Strabo, xi. 515) from the banks of the Ocnus, who founded the Parthian empire and the dynasty of the Arsacidse (Justin, xli.

5 ; Strabo, xv. 702). The sixth king of the name (known also as Mithridates I.) subdued Persia and Media, and when opposed by Demetrius Nikator, who thought the people would rise in his favour and afterwards assist him against Tryphon, deceived him by a pretence of negotiations, and in B.C. 138 took him prisoner (1 jfac 14'"'; Justin, XXX vi. 1). Demetrius received in marriage Rhodo- gune, daughter of A. (App. Syr. 67), but died during his captivity (Jos. Ant. XIII. v. 11 ; Justin, xli.

6 ; Oros. v. 4). In 1 Mac 15^ A. is mentioned among the kings to whom was sent an edict (Jos. Ant. XIV. viii. 5) from Rome forbidding the per- secution of the Jews ; but there is a lack of con- firmatory evidence of this, though the incident would, notwithstanding the independence of Parthia, accord with the practice of Rome. R. W. Moss. ARSIPHURITH (B 'Kpauipovpeie, A 'Apo-i^p^AV Azephurith), 1 Es 5". — 112 of his sons returned with Zerubbal)el (B omits the number).

The corresponding name in Ezr 2" ia Jorah (.tj'i', B Ovpi, A 'loipi) ; and in Neh 7" Hariph (Tlij. P 'Apei<f>, A 'Apel/i). It has been conjectured that the name in 1 Es is due to a mistaken combination of the two forms in Ezr and Neh, the c in the second syUable being due to confusion between c and e. H. St. J. Thackeray.