A-1 | Noun | Strong's Number: g5076 | Greek: tetraarches | tetrarches |
Tetrarch:
denotes "one of four rulers" (tetra, "four," arche, "rule"), properly, "the governor of the fourth part of a region;" hence, "a dependent princeling," or "any petty ruler" subordinate to kings or ethnarchs; in the NT, Herod Antipas, Mat 14:1; Luk 3:19; 9:7; Act 13:1.
B-1 | Verb | Strong's Number: g5075 | Greek: tetraacheo | tetrarcheo |
Tetrarch:
"to be a tetrarch," occurs in Luk 3:1 (thrice), of Herod Antipas, his brother Philip and Lysanias. Antipas and Philip each inherited a fourth part of his father's dominions. Inscriptions bear witness to the accuracy of Luke's details.
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