ATER . 1 . The ancestor of certain Temple porters who returned with Zerubbabel, Ezra 2:15; Ezra 2:42 , Nehemiah 7:21; Nehemiah 7:45; cf. Atar. 2 . (AV [Note: Authorized Version.] Aterezias ), 1Es 5:15; cf. Ezra 2:16 . His sons returned with Zerubbabel.