Ἡρώδης

HērōdēsHerod
greekNew TestamentName of a man43 occurrences4 books40 verses
This name belongs to 3 different people in the Bible:
  • Herod: A Tetrarch who persecuted the early church
  • Herod: Tetrarch of Galilee during Jesus' ministry
  • Herod: The Great, Roman-appointed king of Judea during Jesus' birth

Definition

Ἡρῴδης (Rec. -ώδης), -ου, ὁ

Herod;

1. Herod the Great: Matthew 2:1-23, Acts 23:35.

2. Herod Antipas (ὁ τετραάρχης, Matthew 14:1): Matthew 14:1, 3; 14:6, Mark 6:1-56, Mark 8:15, Luke 1:5; 3:1, 19; 8:3; 9:7, 9; 13:31, 23, Acts 4:27; 13:1.

3. Herod Agrippa I: Acts 12:1, 6; 12:11, 19; 12:21 (cf. Ἀγρίππας (II)).

Glossary entries

Herod, Herodian Family

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

43 total
  1. Matthew 2:1Ἡρῴδου · Herod
    After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
  2. Matthew 2:3Ἡρῴδης · Herod
    When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.
  3. Matthew 2:7Ἡρῴδης · Herod
    Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.
  4. Matthew 2:12Ἡρῴδην · Herod
    And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.
  5. Matthew 2:13Ἡρῴδης · Herod
    When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”
  6. Matthew 2:15Ἡρῴδου · of Herod
    …where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”
  7. Matthew 2:16Ἡρῴδης · Herod
    When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.
  8. Matthew 2:19Ἡρῴδου · Herod
    After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.
  9. Matthew 2:22Ἡρῴδου · Herod
    But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,
  10. Matthew 14:1Ἡρῴδης · Herod
    At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus
  11. Matthew 14:3Ἡρῴδης · Herod
    Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,
  12. Matthew 14:6 (2×)Ἡρῴδου · Herod’s; Ἡρῴδῃ · Herod
    On Herod’s birthday, however, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod
  13. Mark 6:14Ἡρῴδης · Herod
    Now King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known, and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
  14. Mark 6:16Ἡρῴδης · Herod
    But when Herod heard this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has risen from the dead!”
  15. Mark 6:17Ἡρῴδης · Herod
    For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married.
  16. Mark 6:18Ἡρῴδῃ · Herod
    For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife!”
  17. Mark 6:20Ἡρῴδης · Herod
    …because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man. When he heard John’s words, he was greatly perplexed; yet he listened to him gladly.
  18. Mark 6:21Ἡρῴδης · Herod
    On Herod’s birthday, her opportunity arose. Herod held a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.
  19. Mark 6:22Ἡρῴδῃ · Herod
    When the daughter of Herodias came and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests, and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.”
  20. Mark 8:15Ἡρῴδου · of Herod
    “Watch out!” He cautioned them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod.”
  21. Luke 1:5Ἡρῴδου · of Herod
    In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and whose wife Elizabeth was a descendant of Aaron.
  22. Luke 3:1Ἡρῴδου · Herod
    In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
  23. Luke 3:19 (2×)Ἡρῴδης · Herod; Ἡρῴδης · [he]
    But when he rebuked Herod the tetrarch regarding his brother’s wife Herodias and all the evils he had done,
  24. Luke 8:3Ἡρῴδου · of Herod’s
    Joanna the wife of Herod’s household manager Chuza, Susanna, and many others. These women were ministering to them out of their own means.
  25. Luke 9:7Ἡρῴδης · Herod
    When Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, he was perplexed. For some were saying that John had risen from the dead,
  26. Luke 9:9Ἡρῴδης · Herod
    “I beheaded John,” Herod said, “but who is this man I hear such things about?” And he kept trying to see Jesus.
  27. Luke 13:31Ἡρῴδης · Herod
    At that very hour, some Pharisees came to Jesus and told Him, “Leave this place and get away, because Herod wants to kill You.”
  28. Luke 23:7 (2×)Ἡρῴδου · Herod’s; Ἡρῴδην · Herod
    And learning that Jesus was under Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who himself was in Jerusalem at that time.
  29. Luke 23:8Ἡρῴδης · Herod
    When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased. He had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had heard about Him and was hoping to see Him perform a miracle.
  30. Luke 23:11Ἡρῴδης · Herod
    And even Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked Him. Dressing Him in a fine robe, they sent Him back to Pilate.
  31. Luke 23:12Ἡρῴδης · Herod
    That day Herod and Pilate became friends; before this time they had been enemies.
  32. Luke 23:15Ἡρῴδης · Herod
    Neither has Herod, for he sent Him back to us. As you can see, He has done nothing deserving of death.
  33. Acts 4:27Ἡρῴδης · Herod
    In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.
  34. Acts 12:1Ἡρῴδης · Herod
    About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church.
  35. Acts 12:6Ἡρῴδης · Herod
    On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.
  36. Acts 12:11Ἡρῴδου · Herod’s
    Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”
  37. Acts 12:19Ἡρῴδης · Herod
    After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully, he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent some time there.
  38. Acts 12:21Ἡρῴδης · Herod
    On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people.
  39. Acts 13:1Ἡρῴδου · Herod
    Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.
  40. Acts 23:35Ἡρῴδου · Herod’s
    …he said, “I will hear your case when your accusers arrive.” Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod’s Praetorium.