Ezekias

Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Wikipedia.

Ezekias

(ĕzəkī`əs): see HezekiahHezekiah
, in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Ahaz. During his reign Sennacherib of Assyria routed (701 B.C.) the rebellious Jews, laid seige to Jerusalem, and exacted a high indemnity from them.
..... Click the link for more information. .

Mentioned in ?

References in periodicals archive ?

"Raise the flags, as the late Ezekias Papaioannou (AKEL chief for 30 years and obedient servant of the Kremlin) would say.

Tales from the Coffeeshop: Communist solidarity not what it used to be

In fact the last time he looked so miserable and depressed in public was when he attended Ezekias Papaioannou's funeral.

The reds home in on academia

Ezekias Papaioannou was general-secretary for 40 years and handed power directly to Demetris Christofias, who took over in 1989.

AKEL leadership: Battle between the old and the new

In 1968, a year before leaving for his studies in Moscow, Christofias, whose father ran the coffee shop in the AKEL building, gave the address at a party gathering attended by Ezekias Papaioannou.

AKEL LEADERS

Everyone knows who the saintly one prefers and he could still surprise us with some last-minute trick that would prevent the big favourite, Kats from becoming the new Ezekias. All will be revealed on Wednesday when the Central Committee chooses its new chief by secret ballot.

Brothers in blue through thick and thin

I had with me in New York the party representatives, Glafcos Clerides (DISY), Ezekias Papaioannou (AKEL), Alecos Michaelides (DIKO) and Vassos Lyssarides (EDEK).