Strong's H1868 (Aramaic)

Aramaic: דָּֽרְיָוֵשׁ (Dârᵉyâvêsh)

Pronunciation: daw-reh-yaw-vaysh'

Morphology: n-pr-m

Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to דָּֽרְיָוֵשׁ (Dârᵉyâvêsh) [H1867]

Definition: Darejavesh, a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings

KJV Renderings: Darius.

Senses

1. Darius = "lord"
2. Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, king of the Chaldeans, who succeeded to the Babylonian kingdom on the death of Belshazzar; probably the same as "Astyages" the last king of the Medes (538 BC) (same as H01867 (1))
3. Darius, the son of Hystaspes, the founder of the Perso-Arian dynasty (521 BC) (same as H01867 (2))
4. Darius II or Darius III
1. Darius II, Nothus (Ochus) was king of Persia during the time of Nehemiah (424/3-405/4 BC). Darius II is the most probable because he is mentioned by Nehemiah and ruled during the time of Nehemiah
2. Darius III, Codomannus was king of Persia during its last years at the time of Alexander the Great and was his opponent (336-330 BC)

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.