Mithredath [Mĭth'redăth]—given by mithra, animating spirit of fire.

1. The treasurer of Cyrus, king of Persia, through whom the sacred vessels were restored to the Jews (Ezra 1:8).
2. An enemy of the Jews in the time of King Artaxerxes. He was averse to the rebuilding of the wall (Ezra 4:7).