2266. Héródias
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Héródias: Herodias

Original Word: Ἡρῳδιάς
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: Héródias
Pronunciation: hay-ro-dee-as'
Phonetic Spelling: (hay-ro-dee-as')
Definition: Herodias
Meaning: Herodias (died after A.D. 40), daughter of Aristobulus and granddaughter of Herod I, wife, first, of her uncle Herod, second, of his half-brother, her uncle Herod Antipas.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Herodias.

From Herodes; Herodias, a woman of the Heodian family -- Herodias.

see GREEK Herodes

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from Héródés
Definition
Herodias, granddaughter of Herod the Great
NASB Translation
Herodias (6).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2266: Ἡρῳδιάς

Ἡρῳδιάς (WH Ἡρῳδιάς, see Ἡρῴδης and Iota), Ἡρῳδιάδος, , Herodias, daughter of Aristobulus and granddaughter of Herod the Great. She was first married to Herod (Philip (see Φίλιππος, 1)), son of Herod the Great, a man in private life; but she afterward formed an unlawful union with Herod Antipas, whom she induced not only to slay John the Baptist but also to make the journey to Rome which ruined him; at last she followed him into exile in Gaul (see Ἡρῴδης, 2): Matthew 14:3, 6; Mark 6:17, 19, 22; Luke 3:19.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the name Ἡρῴδης (Hērōdēs), which is of Greek origin, referring to the Herodian dynasty.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Hebrew equivalents for Herodias, as she is a figure from the New Testament period, which is primarily recorded in Greek. However, her story is intertwined with the Herodian dynasty, which has historical roots in the intertestamental period and the Second Temple era.

Usage: The name Herodias appears in the New Testament, specifically in the Gospels of Matthew and Mark, where she is depicted as the wife of Herod Antipas and the instigator of John the Baptist's beheading.

Context: Herodias was a significant figure in the New Testament narrative, particularly in the accounts of John the Baptist's martyrdom. She was the daughter of Aristobulus and Bernice, and the granddaughter of Herod the Great. Initially married to Herod Philip, her half-uncle, she later left him to marry Herod Antipas, her husband's half-brother, which was a union condemned by John the Baptist as unlawful.

Herodias harbored a grudge against John for his outspoken criticism and sought to have him killed. Her opportunity arose during Herod Antipas's birthday celebration. Herodias's daughter, traditionally known as Salome, performed a dance that pleased Herod, prompting him to promise her anything she desired. At her mother's behest, Salome requested the head of John the Baptist on a platter. Despite his reluctance, Herod Antipas, bound by his oath and the presence of his guests, ordered John's execution.

Herodias's actions are recorded in the Gospels as a cautionary tale of vengeance and the misuse of power. Her story is found in Matthew 14:3-11 and Mark 6:17-28. In Matthew 14:3-4 (BSB), it is written: "Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, for John had been telling him, 'It is not lawful for you to have her.'"

Forms and Transliterations
Ηρωδιαδα Ἡρῳδιάδα Ηρωδιαδος Ἡρῳδιάδος Ηρωδιας Ἡρῳδιὰς erodiada Ērōdiada erodiados Ērōdiados erodias Ērōdias Herodiada Hērōdiada Herodiados Hērōdiados Herodias Hērōdias Heroidiáda Hērōidiáda Heroidiádos Hērōidiádos Heroidiàs Hērōidiàs
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 14:3 N-AFS
GRK: ἀπέθετο διὰ Ἡρῳδιάδα τὴν γυναῖκα
NAS: because of Herodias, the wife
KJV: prison for Herodias' sake, his
INT: put [him] on account of Herodias the wife

Matthew 14:6 N-GFS
GRK: θυγάτηρ τῆς Ἡρῳδιάδος ἐν τῷ
NAS: the daughter of Herodias danced
KJV: the daughter of Herodias danced
INT: daughter of the Herodias in the

Mark 6:17 N-AFS
GRK: φυλακῇ διὰ Ἡρῳδιάδα τὴν γυναῖκα
NAS: on account of Herodias, the wife
KJV: prison for Herodias' sake, his
INT: prison on account of Herodias the wife

Mark 6:19 N-NFS
GRK: ἡ δὲ Ἡρῳδιὰς ἐνεῖχεν αὐτῷ
NAS: Herodias had a grudge against
KJV: Therefore Herodias had a quarrel
INT: and Herodias held it against him

Mark 6:22 N-GFS
GRK: θυγατρὸς αὐτοῦ Ἡρῳδιάδος καὶ ὀρχησαμένης
NAS: and when the daughter of Herodias herself
KJV: of the said Herodias came in,
INT: daughter of herself Herodias and having danced

Luke 3:19 N-GFS
GRK: αὐτοῦ περὶ Ἡρῳδιάδος τῆς γυναικὸς
NAS: by him because of Herodias, his brother's
KJV: him for Herodias his brother
INT: him concerning Herodias the wife

Strong's Greek 2266
6 Occurrences


Ἡρῳδιάδα — 2 Occ.
Ἡρῳδιάδος — 3 Occ.
Ἡρῳδιὰς — 1 Occ.















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