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Lexicon :: Strong's G2264 - ērōdēs

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Ἡρῴδης
Transliteration
ērōdēs (Key)
Pronunciation
hay-ro'-dace
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Compound of heros (a "hero") and εἶδος (G1491)
Strong’s Definitions

Ἡρώδης Hērṓdēs, hay-ro'-dace; compound of ἥρως hḗrōs (a "hero") and G1491; heroic; Herod, the name of four Jewish kings:—Herod.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 44x

The KJV translates Strong's G2264 in the following manner: Herod, Antipas (27x), Herod, the Great (11x), Herod Agrippa (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 44x
The KJV translates Strong's G2264 in the following manner: Herod, Antipas (27x), Herod, the Great (11x), Herod Agrippa (6x).
  1. Herod = "heroic"

    1. the name of a royal family that flourished among the Jews in the times of Christ and the Apostles. Herod the Great was the son of Antipater of Idumaea. Appointed king of Judaea B.C. 40 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 B.C. 37; and after the battle of Actium, he was confirmed by Octavian, whose favour he ever enjoyed. He was brave and skilled in war, learned and sagacious; but also extremely suspicious and cruel. Hence he destroyed the entire royal family of Hasmonaeans, put to death many of the Jews that opposed his government, and proceeded to kill even his dearly beloved wife Mariamne of the Hasmonaean line and his two sons she had borne him. By these acts of bloodshed, and especially by his love and imitation of Roman customs and institutions and by the burdensome taxes imposed upon his subjects, he so alienated the Jews that he was unable to regain their favour by his splendid restoration of the temple and other acts of munificence. He died in the 70th year of his age, the 37th year of his reign, the 4th before the Dionysian era. In his closing years John the Baptist and Christ were born; Matthew narrates that he commanded all the male children under two years old in Bethlehem to be slain.

    2. Herod surnamed "Antipas", was the son of Herod the Great and Malthace, a Samaritan woman. After the death of his father he was appointed by the Romans tetrarch of Galilee and Peraea. His first wife was the daughter of Aretas, king of Arabia; but he subsequently repudiated her and took to himself Herodias, the wife of his brother Herod Philip; and in consequence Aretas, his father-in-law, made war against him and conquered him. He cast John the Baptist into prison because John had rebuked him for this unlawful connection; and afterwards, at the instigation of Herodias, he ordered him to be beheaded. Induced by her, too, he went to Rome to obtain from the emperor the title of king. But in consequence of the accusations brought against him by Herod Agrippa I, Caligula banished him (A.D. 39) to Lugdunum in Gaul, where he seems to have died. He was light minded, sensual and vicious.

    3. Herod Agrippa I was the son of Aristobulus and Berenice, and grandson of Herod the Great. After various changes in fortune, he gained the favour of Caligula and Claudius to such a degree that he gradually obtained the government of all of Palestine, with the title of king. He died at Caesarea, A.D. 44, at the age of 54, in the seventh [or the 4th, reckoning from the extension of his dominions by Claudius] year of his reign, just after having ordered James the apostle, son of Zebedee, to be slain, and Peter to be cast into prison: Acts 12:21

    4. (Herod) Agrippa II, son of Herod Agrippa I. 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 domain, of Batanaea, Trachonitis, and Gaulanitis, with the title of king. To those reigns Nero, in A.D. 53, added Tiberias and Taricheae and Peraean Julias, with fourteen neighbouring villages. He is mentioned in Acts 25 and 26. In the Jewish war, although he strove in vain to restrain the fury of the seditious and bellicose populace, he did not desert to the Roman side. After the fall of Jerusalem, he was vested with praetorian rank and kept the kingdom entire until his death, which took place in the third year of the emperor Trajan, [the 73rd year of his life, and the 52nd of his reign] He was the last representative of the Herodian dynasty.

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Ἡρώδης Hērṓdēs, hay-ro'-dace; compound of ἥρως hḗrōs (a "hero") and G1491; heroic; Herod, the name of four Jewish kings:—Herod.
STRONGS G2264:
Ἡρῴδης, Ἡρῴδου, (equivalent to ἡρωιδης, sprung from a hero: hence, the Etym. Magn., pp. 165, 43; 437, 56 directs it to be written Ἡρῴδης (so WH), as it is found also in certain inscriptions (cf. Lipsius, Gram. Unters., p. 9; WH. Introductory § 410; Tdf. Proleg. 109; Pape, Eigennamen, under the word)), Herod, the name of a royal family that flourished among the Jews in the time of Jesus and the apostles. In the N. T. are mentioned,
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 ; and, after the battle of Actium, he was confirmed in it by Octavian, whose favor he ever after enjoyed. He was brave and skilled in war, learned and sagacious; but also extremely suspicious and cruel. Hence, he destroyed the entire royal family of the Hasmonaeans, put to death many of the Jews that opposed his government, and proceeded to kill even his dearly beloved wife Mariamne of the Hasmonaean line and the two sons she had borne him. By these acts of bloodshed, and especially by his love and imitation of Roman customs and institutions and by the burdensome taxes imposed upon his subjects, he so alienated the Jews that he was unable to regain their favor by his splendid restoration of the temple and other acts of munificence. He died in the 70th year of his age, the 37th of his reign, the 4th before the Dionysian era. Cf. Josephus, Antiquities 14, 14, 4; 15, 6, 7; 7, 4; 8, 1; 16, 5, 4; 11, 6, etc. In his closing years John the Baptist and Christ were born, Matthew 2:1; Luke 1:5; Matthew narrates in chapter 2 (cf. Macrobius, sat. 2, 4) that he commanded the male children in Bethlehem from two years old and under to be slain. Cf. especially Keim in Schenkel 3:27ff; Schürer, Neutest. Zeitgesch. § 15, and the books there mentioned.
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; but he subsequently repudiated her and took to himself Herodias, the wife of his brother Herod (see Φίλιππος, 1); and in consequence Aretas, his father-in-law, made war against him and conquered him. He cast John the Baptist into prison because John had rebuked him for this unlawful connection; and afterward, at the instigation of Herodias, he ordered him to be beheaded. Induced by her, too, he went to Rome to obtain from the emperor the title of king. But in consequence of accusations brought against him by Herod Agrippa I., Caligula banished him (A.D. 39) to Lugdunum in Gaul, where he seems to have died. (On the statement of Josephus (b. j. 2, 9, 6) that he died in Spain see the conjecture in B. D. under the word .) He was light-minded, sensual, vicious (Josephus, Antiquities 17, 1, 3; 8, 1; 11, 4; 18, 5, 1; 7, 1f; b. j. 2, 9, 6). In the N. T. he is mentioned by the simple name of Herod in Matthew 14:1, 3, 6; Mark 6:16-18, 20-22; Mark 8:15; Luke 3:1, 19; Luke 8:3; Luke 9:7, 9; Luke 13:31; Luke 23:7f, 11f, 15; Acts 4:27; Acts 13:1; once, Mark 6:14, he is called βασιλεύς, either improperly, or in the sense of royal lineage (see βασιλεύς). Cf. Keim, the passage cited, p. 42ff; Schürer, the passage cited, p. 232ff
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 (or 4th, reckoning from the extension of his dominions by Claudius) year of his reign (Josephus, Antiquities 17, 1, 2; 18, 6; 19, 4, 5; 6, 1; 7, 3; b. j. 2, 11, 6), just after having ordered James the apostle, son of Zebedee, to be slain, and Peter to be cast into prison: Acts 12:1, 6, 11, 19-21. Cf. Keim, the passage cited, p. 49ff; Schürer, the passage cited, p. 290ff; (Farrar, St. Paul, vol. ii. Excurs. vi.).
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; 20, 1, 3; 5, 2; 7, 1; 8, 4; b. j. 2, 12, 1 and 8. In the N. T. he is mentioned in Acts 25:13, 22-26; Acts 26:1f,(Acts 26:7),Acts 26:19,27,32. In the Jewish war, although, he strove in vain to restrain the fury of the seditious and bellicose populace, he did not desert the Roman side. After the fall of Jerusalem, he was vested with praetorian rank and kept the kingdom entire until his death, which took place in the third year of the emperor Trajan (the 73rd of his life, and 52nd of his reign). He was the last representative of the Herodian dynasty. Cf. Keim, the passage cited, p. 56ff; Schürer, the passage cited, p. 315ff (Less complete accounts of the family may he found in BB. DD.; Sieffert in Herzog edition 2 under the word; an extended narrative in Hausrath, Neutest. Zeitgesch. vol. i. Abschn. v. Cf. also Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, book ii., chapter ii. and Appendix iv.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
2:1; 14:1; 14:3; 14:6
Mark
6; 6:14; 6:16; 6:17; 6:18; 8:15
Luke
1:5; 3:1; 3:19; 8:3; 9:7; 9:9; 13:31; 23:7; 23:11; 23:15
Acts
4:27; 12; 12:1; 12:6; 12:11; 13:1; 25; 25:13; 26:1; 26:7; 26:19; 26:27; 26:32

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2264 matches the Greek Ἡρῴδης (ērōdēs),
which occurs 44 times in 41 verses in the TR Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:1 - Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod G2264 the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:3 - When Herod G2264 the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:7 - Then Herod, G2264 when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:12 - And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, G2264 they departed into their own country another way.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 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 G2264 will seek the young child to destroy him.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:15 - And was there until the death of Herod: G2264 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:16 - Then Herod, G2264 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:19 - But when Herod G2264 was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:22 - But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, G2264 he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:1 - At that time Herod G2264 the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:3 - For Herod G2264 had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:6 - But when Herod's G2264 birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod. G2264
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:14 - And king Herod G2264 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:16 - But when Herod G2264 heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:17 - For Herod G2264 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:18 - For John had said unto Herod, G2264 It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:20 - For Herod G2264 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:21 - And when a convenient day was come, that Herod G2264 on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:22 - And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod G2264 and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:15 - And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod. G2264
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:5 - There was in the days of Herod, G2264 the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:1 - Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod G2264 being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:19 - But Herod G2264 the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod G2264 had done,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:3 - And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's G2264 steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:7 - Now Herod G2264 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;
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:9 - And Herod G2264 said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:31 - The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod G2264 will kill thee.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:7 - And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod's G2264 jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, G2264 who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:8 - And when Herod G2264 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:11 - And Herod G2264 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:12 - And the same day Pilate and Herod G2264 were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:15 - No, nor yet Herod: G2264 for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:27 - For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, G2264 and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:1 - Now about that time Herod G2264 the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:6 - And when Herod G2264 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 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, G2264 and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:19 - And when Herod G2264 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 Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:20 - And Herod G2264 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:21 - And upon a set day Herod, G2264 arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 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 G2264 the tetrarch, and Saul.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:35 - I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's G2264 judgment hall.
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