Herod
ἩρώδηςStrong’s G2264Hērōdēs
Appears in 41 verses of the New Testament
In short
Hērōdēs is the Greek word usually translated “herod”. It appears in 41 verses of the New Testament.
“Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,”
Meaning
Usually translated “herod”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- herod 33
- of herod 9
- to herod 1
- with herod 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 12
- Luke 12
- Acts 9
- Mark 8
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 2:3When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
- Matthew 2:7Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
- Matthew 2:12And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
- Matthew 2:13And 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 will seek the young child to destroy him.
- Matthew 2:15And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
- Matthew 2:16Then Herod, 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.
Greek dictionary
Ἡρώδης Hērōdēs · Herod
Ἡρῴδης (Rec. -ώδης), -ου, ὁ Herod; 1. Herod the Great: Mat.2:1-23, Act.23:35. 2. Herod Antipas (ὁ τετραάρχης, Mat.14:1): Mat.14:1, 3 14:6, Mrk.6:1-56, Mrk.8:15, Luk.1:5 3:1, 19 8:3 9:7, 9 13:31, 23, Act.4:27 13:1. 3. Herod Agrippa I: Act.12:1, 6 12:11, 19 12:21 (cf. Ἀγρίππας (II)).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.