Lexicon tetrarchés: Tetrarch Original Word: τετραάρχης Strong's Exhaustive Concordance tetrarch. From tessares and archo; the ruler of a fourth part of a country ("tetrarch") -- tetrarch. see GREEK tessares see GREEK archo HELPS Word-studies 5076 tetrárxēs (from tetra, "four" and 757 /árxō, "occupy first place, rule") – properly, someone who rules a fourth part of a province (district); hence, a tetrarch, a minor governor ("prince"). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originvariant reading for tetraarchés, q.v. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5076: τετραάρχης[τετραάρχης, see τετράρχης.] STRONGS NT 5076: τετράρχηςτετράρχης (T WH τετραάρχης; see the preceding word, and cf. Tdf. Proleg., p. 117), τετράρχου, ὁ (from τέτρα, which see, and ἄρχω), a tetrarch; i. e. 1. a governor of the fourth part of any region. Thus Strabo, 12, p. 567, states that Galatia was formerly divided into three parts, each one of which was distributed into four smaller subdivisions each of which was governed by 'a tetrarch'; again, in book 9, p. 430, he relates that Thessaly, before the time of Philip of Macedon, had been divided into four 'tetrarchies' each of which had its own 'tetrarch'. 2. the word lost its strict etymological force, and came to denote "the governor of a third part or half of a country, or even the ruler of an entire country or district provided it were of comparatively narrow limits; a petty prince" (cf. e. g. Plutarch, Anton. 56, 3, i., p. 942 a.). Thus Antony made Herod (afterward king) and Phasael, sons of Antipater, tetrarchs of Palestine, Josephus, Antiquities 14, 13, 1. After the death of Herod the Great, his sons, Archelaus styled an ethnarch but Antipas and Philip with the title of 'tetrarchs', divided and governed the kingdom left by their father; Josephus, Antiquities 17, 11, 4. Cf. Fischer, De vitiis etc., p. 428; Winers RWB, under the word Tetrarch, and especially Keim in Schenkel v., p. 487ff The tetrarch Herod Antipas is mentioned in Matthew 14:1; Luke 3:19; Luke 9:7; Acts 13:1. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Hebrew equivalent for τετραάρχης, as it is a term specific to the Greco-Roman political system. However, the concept of a regional ruler or governor can be loosely related to terms like נָגִיד (nagid, Strong's Hebrew 5057) or שַׂר (sar, Strong's Hebrew 8269), which denote leaders or officials in the Hebrew Bible. Usage: The term τετραάρχης is used in the New Testament to describe certain rulers in the Roman Empire who governed a portion of a larger territory. It is specifically used to refer to Herod Antipas and Philip, sons of Herod the Great, who were tetrarchs of Galilee and Iturea, respectively. Context: • The term τετραάρχης appears in the New Testament in the context of the political landscape of Judea and surrounding regions during the Roman Empire. After the death of Herod the Great, his kingdom was divided among his sons, with each receiving a portion to govern as a tetrarch. Englishman's Concordance Matthew 14:1 N-NMSGRK: Ἡρῴδης ὁ τετραάρχης τὴν ἀκοὴν KJV: Herod the tetrarch heard INT: Herod the tetrarch the news Luke 3:19 N-NMS Luke 9:7 N-NMS Acts 13:1 N-GMS Strong's Greek 5076 |
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