Hērṓdēs — G2264

Definition

masculine proper noun

heroic; Herod, the name of four Jewish kings

1. the one who gave the family its name, Herod surnamed the Great, a son of Antipater of Idumaea. Appointed king of Judaea in by the Roman senate at the suggestion of Antony and with the consent of Octavian, he at length overcame the great opposition which the country made to him and took possession of the kingdom in
2. Herod surnamed Antipas, son of Herod the Great and Malthace, a Samaritan woman. After the death of his father he was appointed by the Romans tetrach of Galilee and Peraea. His first wife was a daughter of Aretas, king of Arabia
3. Herod Agrippa I (who is called by Luke simply Herod, by Josephus everywhere Agrippa), son of Aristobulus and Berenice, and grandson of Herod the Great. After various changes of fortune, he gained the favor of the emperors Caligula and Claudius to such a degree that he gradually obtained the government of all Palestine, with the title of king. He died at Caesarea, A.D. 44, at the age of 54, in the seventh year of his reign …
4. (Herod) Agrippa II, son of the preceding. When his father died he was a youth of seventeen. In A.D. 48 he received from Claudius Caesar the government of Chalcis, with the right of appointing the Jewish high priests, together with the care and oversight of the temple at Jerusalem. Four years later Claudius took from him Chalcis and gave him instead a larger dominion, viz. Batanaea, Trachonitis, and Gaulanitis, with the title of king. To these regions Nero, in A.D. 53, added Tiberias and Tarichaeae and the Peraean Julias, with fourteen neighboring villages. Cf. Josephus, Antiquities 19, 9, 1f

Usually translated as

Herod

Origin

compound of hḗrōs (a "hero") and G1491

• eîdos (G1491)

Occurrences

Hērṓdēs occurs 44 times in 41 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (12), Mark (8), Luke (12), Acts (9)

• Matthew 2:1 — Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod (Ἡρῴδου) the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
• Matthew 2:3 — When Herod (Ἡρῴδης) the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
• Matthew 2:7 — Then Herod (Ἡρῴδης), when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
• Matthew 2:12 — And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod (Ἡρῴδην), they departed into their own country another way.
• Matthew 2:13 — And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod (Ἡρῴδης) will seek the young child to destroy him.
• Matthew 2:15 — And was there until the death of Herod (Ἡρῴδου): that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
• Matthew 2:16 — Then Herod (Ἡρῴδης), when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.
• Matthew 2:19 — But when Herod (Ἡρῴδου) was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
• Matthew 2:22 — But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod (Ἡρῴδου), he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:
• Matthew 14:1 — At that time Herod (Ἡρῴδης) the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
• Matthew 14:3 — For Herod (Ἡρῴδης) had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.
• Matthew 14:6 — But when Herod’s (Ἡρῴδου) birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
• Matthew 14:6 — But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod (Ἡρῴδῃ).
• Mark 6:14 — And king Herod (Ἡρῴδης) heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
• Mark 6:16 — But when Herod (Ἡρῴδης) heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.
• Mark 6:17 — For Herod (Ἡρῴδης) himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife: for he had married her.
• Mark 6:18 — For John had said unto Herod (Ἡρῴδῃ), It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.
• Mark 6:20 — For Herod (Ἡρῴδης) feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.
• Mark 6:21 — And when a convenient day was come, that Herod (Ἡρῴδης) on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;
• Mark 6:22 — And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod (Ἡρῴδῃ) and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.
• Mark 8:15 — And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod (Ἡρῴδου).
• Luke 1:5 — There was in the days of Herod (Ἡρῴδου), the king of Judæa, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
• Luke 3:1 — Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judæa, and Herod (Ἡρῴδου) being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
• Luke 3:19 — But Herod (Ἡρῴδης) the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,
• Luke 3:19 — But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod (Ἡρῴδης) had done,
• Luke 8:3 — And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod’s (Ἡρῴδου) steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.
• Luke 9:7 — Now Herod (Ἡρῴδης) the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead;
• Luke 9:9 — And Herod (Ἡρῴδης) said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.
• Luke 13:31 — The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod (Ἡρῴδης) will kill thee.
• Luke 23:7 — And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod’s (Ἡρῴδου) jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time.
• Luke 23:7 — And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod (Ἡρῴδην), who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time.
• Luke 23:8 — And when Herod (Ἡρῴδης) saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.
• Luke 23:11 — And Herod (Ἡρῴδης) with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.
• Luke 23:12 — And the same day Pilate and Herod (Ἡρῴδης) were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves.
• Luke 23:15 — No, nor yet Herod (Ἡρῴδης): for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him.
• Acts 4:27 — For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod (Ἡρῴδης), and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,
• Acts 12:1 — Now about that time Herod (Ἡρῴδης) the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.
• Acts 12:6 — And when Herod (Ἡρῴδης) would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.
• Acts 12:11 — And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod (Ἡρῴδου), and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
• Acts 12:19 — And when Herod (Ἡρῴδης) had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judæa to Cæsarea, and there abode.
• Acts 12:20 — And Herod (Ἡρῴδης) was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king’s chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king’s country.
• Acts 12:21 — And upon a set day Herod (Ἡρῴδης), arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.
• Acts 13:1 — Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod (Ἡρῴδου) the tetrarch, and Saul.
• Acts 23:35 — I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod’s (Ἡρῴδου) judgment hall.