Strong's Lexicon tetrarchés: Tetrarch Original Word: τετραάρχης Word Origin: From the Greek words "τέτρα" (tetra, meaning "four") and "ἄρχων" (archon, meaning "ruler" or "leader"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "tetrarch," as it is a term specific to the Greco-Roman political system. However, the concept of a regional ruler can be loosely related to terms like "שַׂר" (sar, meaning "prince" or "chief") in the Hebrew Bible. Usage: The term "tetrarch" refers to a ruler of a fourth part of a region or province. In the New Testament context, it is used to describe a subordinate ruler or governor who governed a portion of a larger territory under Roman authority. The title was not indicative of the size of the territory but rather the rank and authority of the ruler. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Roman Empire, the title "tetrarch" was used to denote a ruler who governed a division of a larger kingdom or province. This division was often a result of political arrangements or familial inheritance. The most notable tetrarchs in the New Testament are Herod Antipas, who ruled over Galilee and Perea, and Philip the Tetrarch, who governed the region of Iturea and Trachonitis. The title reflects the complex political landscape of the time, where local rulers maintained a degree of autonomy under the overarching authority of Rome. 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. From tessares and archo; the ruler of a fourth part of a country ("tetrarch") -- tetrarch. see GREEK tessares see GREEK archo 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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